2013 Map of Sheridan

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Sheridan remains the primary settlement hub in this part of Poweshiek County, situated along a north-south arterial that bisects the agricultural landscape. The township is defined by a dendritic drainage pattern where several creeks, including Walnut Cr and its northern branch, N Walnut Cr, flow eastward toward larger watersheds. To the south, Big Bear Cr meanders across the territory, its course mirrored by a strict grid of section-line roads like 370th Ave. This late-period survey illustrates the enduring nature of the Midwestern rural grid, with long-standing thoroughfares such as Newburg Rd and I Ave providing access to isolated farmsteads. The presence of Stony Cr and Elk Run further highlights the numerous small tributaries that drain this productive prairie region, showing a landscape almost entirely dedicated to cultivation and local connectivity.