Sheffield and Rockwell anchor this portion of the northern Iowa prairie, where the landscape is defined by the grid-like precision of county roads and the meandering courses of local waterways. The southern part of the map is dominated by the layout of Sheffield, featuring its street grid from Gilman St to 250th St. To the north, Rockwell sits along a network of numbered avenues and streets, including Main St E and Madison St E. Connecting these two communities is the linear path of US Route 65. Between the settlements, the natural drainage of the land is visible through several winding tributaries, most notably the W Fork Cedar River and Beaverdam Cr, which cut through the agricultural sections defined by roads like Orange Ave and Pheasant Ave.
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1954 · Mason City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Waterloo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Waterloo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Mason City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Mason City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Mason City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Mason City SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1959 · Hanford
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Hansell
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Dougherty
USGS Topo · 1:24,000