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2018 Map of Searsboro

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Searsboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Searsboro sits as a central hub in this section of rural Poweshiek County, where the agricultural landscape is carved by a dense network of watercourses including English Cr and the North Skunk River. The town itself is marked by its Po and the nearby Searsboro International Order of Odd Fellows Cem, reflecting the fraternal organizations common to Iowa's early settlement history. To the south, the village of Taintor straddles the Mahaska County line, served by Co HWY g13.

The terrain is defined by the drainages of Sugar Cr, W Buck Cr, and Middle Buck Cr, which dictate the placement of local crossings like the McDowell Bridge. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its documentation of small, dispersed burial grounds such as West Liberty Cem, Cem Hill Cem, and Mill Grove Cem. These sites, along with names like Stewart Cem, preserve the local family history of these townships amidst the modern road grid of Diamond Trail Rd and numbered avenues.