Oxford serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in eastern Iowa, situated along the northern banks of Clear Cr. The town's historic footprint is defined by its grid of streets, including State St NW and Lower Oxford Rd NW, and is flanked to the northwest by Oxford Cem and Mount Calvary Cem. The surrounding countryside is shaped by a dense network of drainage, where Rhine Cr joins the larger Clear Creek valley, and the headwaters of N Br Old Mans Cr and Bradley Cr carve into the southern uplands. This area, divided by the Iowa Co Johnson Co line, reflects a mature rural layout where secondary roads like Co Hwy-F35 and Johnson-Iowa Rd follow the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, connecting farmsteads that have anchored this community for generations.
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1887 · Cedar Rapids
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Amana
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Amana
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Oxford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Cedar Rapids
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Iowa City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Oxford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1899 · Amana
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1903 · Fairfax
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1938 · Iowa City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500