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2022 Map of Solon

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Solon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Solon serves as a primary hub within this rural Johnson County landscape, where the street grid of W Elm St and S Market St meets the open agricultural land of eastern Iowa. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Cedar River as it flows south toward the settlement of Sutliff. This area preserves several traditional burial grounds essential for genealogical research, including Saints Peter and Paul Cem and Saint Marys Cem.

Outdoor recreation and conservation are represented by the Hoover Nature Trl, which traverses the countryside south of the main town. Numerous waterways including Mill Cr, Jordan Cr, and Rapid Cr drain the rolling fields, illustrating the complex drainage patterns that influenced early farm placement and road development in the region. The map also captures the smaller community of Morse near the southern boundary, connected by a network of established county routes.