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2022 Map of Stanton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The settlement of Stanton serves as a primary hub in this southwest Iowa landscape, defined by a grid of rural roads and the undulating drainages of the Tarkio River and its tributaries. Local genealogy and history are preserved at several burial sites including Mamre Cem, Mamrelund Cem, and Arlington Cem near the northern border. To the east, the recreational focus of the area is Viking Lake State Park, where the Viking Lake Trl and Bur Oak Trl skirt the shores of Viking Lake.

A clear jurisdictional line marks the boundary between Montgomery Co Page Co, illustrating the transition from the upland prairies toward the Villisca vicinity. The map documents the persistent agricultural and social structure of the region, where watercourses like Little Tarkio Cr and Dunns Creek weave through sections of land still organized by the Public Land Survey System. Modern infrastructure, such as Co Hwy H42 and Co Hwy H46, overlays this traditional rural framework.