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2022 Map of Scranton

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Scranton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The North Raccoon River winds through the heart of this Greene County landscape, creating a serpentine corridor of riparian terrain amidst the surrounding grid of agricultural roads. The town of Scranton serves as the primary municipal center, organized along a traditional street grid south of the river. Further west, the smaller settlement of Ralston sits near the western boundary, connected to the larger regional network by a series of numbered section-line roads.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Thompson Cem in the eastern portion of the quadrangle, situated near the headwaters of Short Cr. The area's complex hydrology is evident in the transition from natural waterways like Otter Cr to engineered solutions such as Drainage Ditch 171, reflecting long-term efforts to manage the fertile Iowa prairie for modern cultivation. The map captures the enduring township and range structure, with several township boundaries meeting in this productive river valley.