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1964 Map of Sperry

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Sperry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Sperry serves as a central hub in Des Moines County on this mid-1960s survey, situated along the Chicago Rock Island And Pacific railroad. The landscape is defined by the transition from the agricultural tablelands of Yellow Springs and Franklin townships to the deeply incised valleys of Flint Creek and Yellow Spring Creek. These drainage patterns reveal the underlying geology of the region, which supported local industry like the Gypsum Plant and its adjacent Water Tank.

Rural life is meticulously documented through numerous community anchors, including the Old Stone Ch and schools like Franklin Mills Sch and Excelsior Sch. The map preserves the locations of several historic congregations and their associated burial grounds, such as St Marys Cem and Salem Ch. Small clusters of homes at Dodgeville and Prairie Grove provide a clear view of the settlement patterns before modern expansion altered the character of the Iowa countryside.