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1978 Map of Stanton

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Stanton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Stanton serves as the primary hub in this late-1970s view of southwestern Iowa, situated along the Burlington Northern line. The town's layout is meticulously detailed, including Anderson Park and its Water Tank, while the surrounding rural landscape in Frankfort and Washington townships is defined by the branching tributaries of the Tarkio Creek. Genealogy researchers will find several family-linked burial sites, including Mamre Cem near the town site and Arlington Cem to the northeast.

Outdoor recreation and hydrology take center stage in the eastern portion of the map at Viking Lake State Park. Here, Viking Lake is surrounded by a network of campgrounds and boat ramps at the confluence of Dunns Creek. The southern transition across the Montgomery and Page County line reveals the Nodaway River valley, where an Old Railroad Grade suggests a legacy of changing transportation routes across the prairie.