2010 Map of Popejoy

About this map

The Iowa River meanders across this Hardin County landscape, defining the character of small prairie settlements in the early 21st century. The town of Popejoy sits in the northern portion of the map, anchored by the Popejoy Post Office, while the community of Alden occupies the southeastern corner with its own Alden Post Office and the Alden Cemetery. Central to the map's geography is Oakland, situated near the Oakland Valley Cemetery along a sharp bend in the river. This region is marked by a rigorous section-line road grid, where names like Cardinal Ave and Dogwood Ave intersect numbered routes like 45th St. The southern terrain is dominated by the South Fork Iowa River, which cuts diagonally through the townships, while Sheldon Creek feeds into the main river channel in the northwest, illustrating the essential drainage patterns of this agricultural heartland.