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2010 Map of Sanborn

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Sanborn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Sanborn serves as the primary hub of this O'Brien County landscape, centered at the intersection of a rigid section-line road grid. The town's civic structure is marked by the Sanborn Post Office and local burial grounds including Roseland Cemetery and Saint Cecilia Cemetery. This 2010 survey illustrates a quintessential Iowa agricultural pattern where small farmsteads are connected by a web of named thoroughfares like Oriole Ave, Pierce Ave, and Redwood Ave.

Waterways provide the only deviation from the cardinal grid, with the Floyd River meandering across the northern sections and the South Branch Little Floyd River cutting through the southern half. These drainage systems, including Engels Creek and Sweeney Creek, define the subtle topography of the prairie. The map records the contemporary footprint of the community, from the residential blocks of the town center to the outlying West Branch Mill Creek.