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2015 Map of Sioux Rapids

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Sioux Rapids
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Sioux Rapids and Linn Grove anchor this portion of the Little Sioux River valley, where the river carves a winding path through the prairie of the Iowa northwest. The landscape is defined by the rigid grid of rural section roads, including 500th St and Co Hwy C13, which connect scattered farmsteads and small rural communities like Cornell.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds throughout the townships, such as Lone Tree Cem near the river bluffs and Saint Josephs Cem on the eastern edge of the survey. The map also captures the confluence where Willow Cr and Soldier Cr meet the primary river system, illustrating how water access shaped early settlement patterns and township boundaries, including the line between Clay and Buena Vista Counties.