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2015 Map of Orchard

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Orchard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Cedar River serves as the central geographic anchor for this portion of Northern Iowa, carving a winding path through the borderlands between Mitchell and Floyd Counties. The small settlement of Orchard sits on the eastern heights above the river, supported by a network of rural roads such as Orchard Rd and River Rd. This landscape is primarily defined by its agricultural grid and the numerous small tributaries that feed into the main river channel, including Spring Cr, Rock Creek, and the aptly named Sunken Cr.

Genealogists will find several distinct burial sites marking the early families of the area, from the Orchard Cem near the town center to the outlying Tucker Cem, Calvary Cem, and Dudley Cem. The map illustrates the precise boundary line at Mitchell Line St, where the townships of t97n r17w and t97n r16w meet, providing a clear view of the rural homestead distribution and the local transportation corridors like Co Hwy T38 and Ocean Ave as they existed in the mid-2010s.