1981 Map of Stanley

About this map

Stanley sits at the intersection of rural life and transit in this northern Buchanan County landscape. The town is anchored by the Chicago and North Western railroad line, which cuts through the southern portion of the quadrangle alongside the Stanley Sch and Stanley Cem. This area marks a transition in the local drainage system, where the Little Volga River flows through the northern townships of Harlan and Smithfield, while the southern reaches are defined by the headwaters of East Buffalo Creek and the West Branch. The presence of the Garden Prairie Ch in the northeast corner highlights the distributed nature of early community centers across the Fayette County line, serving the surrounding farmsteads that define the region's agricultural character during the late twentieth century.