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2010 Map of Sloan

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Sloan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The agrarian landscape of Woodbury County is defined here by a systematic network of drainage infrastructure, most notably Farmers Ditch, Boyer Ditch, and the McCandless Cleghorn Ditch. These man-made channels crisscross the flat terrain surrounding the primary settlements of Sloan and Whiting, which are anchored by their respective civic centers at the Sloan Post Office and Whiting Post Office. This 2010 survey illustrates the persistence of small-town Iowa layout, where local life remains clustered around central hubs while the surrounding countryside is partitioned into precise grids by roads like Dallas Ave and Cashew Ave.

Family history is well-represented through several burial grounds located outside the main town sites, including Hite Cemetery, Clark Cemetery, and the larger Whiting Cemetery to the south. Near the oxbow formation of Badger Lake, the landscape transitions from structured farmland to more varied riparian terrain. The map also highlights local recreation at the Sloan Golf Course, situated on the northern outskirts of town near Sloan Cemetery.