1972 Map of Sibley West

About this map

Sibley serves as the primary hub in this corner of northwest Iowa, where the meeting of the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads once defined the local economy. The landscape is structured by civil townships including Viola and West Holman, showing a meticulously surveyed grid of farmsteads and field lines. Notable local landmarks like the Fairground and several rural burial sites, such as Holman Cem and Hope Cem, provide specific points of interest for genealogical research. The Little Rock River and Otter Creek meander through the prairie, while the small settlement of Argo and the local Townhall indicate the dispersed nature of community life during the early 1970s.