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2022 Map of State Center NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

St. Anthony sits at the southern edge of this Central Iowa landscape, where the headwaters of several drainages carve a rolling pattern through the agricultural grid. The map reveals a high concentration of pioneer-era burial grounds, including Illinois Grove Cem and Bevins Grove Cem, which often mark the sites of early rural communities or church congregations that predated modern township consolidation.

The hydrology is dominated by the winding paths of Minerva Creek, Middle Minerva Cr, and Mud Cr, which dictate the placement of secondary roads like CO Hwy E18. These waterways and their timbered banks provide a sharp contrast to the surrounding section lines, offering a detailed look at the interface between the prairie's natural drainage systems and a century of intensive land use near the junction of Marshall, Story, and Hardin Counties.