2013 Map of Salina

About this map

Germanville and Salina anchor this agrarian landscape in Jefferson County, reflecting a rural Iowa settlement pattern defined by small unincorporated communities and a dense network of country roads. The terrain is intricately carved by numerous waterways including Burr Oak Cr, Turkey Cr, and the various branches of Walnut Cr. The map reveals the persistence of late-19th-century place names such as Beckwith in the south and Four Corners in the east, which remain as identifiers for local residents even as the physical centers of these hamlets have evolved. The landscape is primarily organized by the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, evidenced by the grid of thoroughfares like Germanville Rd and Salina Rd that bypass the natural contours of Rocky Br and Brush Cr.