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1971 Map of Postville

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Postville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Postville sits at the nexus of four counties—Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, and Winneshiek—serving as a vital rail and transit hub for the surrounding agricultural prairie in the early 1970s. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path through the landscape, anchoring the town's industrial and municipal development. The presence of a Fairground and local Townhall reflects the civic life of the township divisions, while the infrastructure of the era is evident in the Radio Tower and series of Sewage Disposal Ponds near the tracks.

The terrain is defined by a network of drainage basins including Williams Creek, Hickory Creek, and the West Branch, which carve through the land towards Grand Meadow and Clermont. Evidence of local industry is found in the Quarries located in the southwestern portion of the survey. For those researching local heritage, the Township Cem and Grand Meadow Cem provide specific points of interest for identifying early family settlements in this multi-county border region.