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1971 Map of Sioux Rapids

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Sioux Rapids
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Little Sioux River carves a deep, winding valley through the agricultural landscape of northwest Iowa on this 1971 survey. The city of Sioux Rapids serves as the focal point, situated at a bend in the river where the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads intersect. This transit hub character is mirrored further west at Linn Grove, where the river valley widens significantly.

Away from the water, the grid of Douglas and Lincoln townships is dotted with numerous small burial grounds and landmarks essential for genealogists, such as Zion Cem, Fanny Fern Cem, and Lone Tree Cem. The presence of several Gravel Pit sites along the river bluffs indicates the local extraction industry, while the Old RR Grade south of Cornell documents a landscape in transition as rail infrastructure began to consolidate or disappear.