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2010 Map of Sweetser

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Sweetser
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Swayzee and Sweetser anchor this agricultural landscape in Grant County, where the grid of modern county roads meets a complex network of historical drainage infrastructure. The terrain is defined by a dense system of man-made waterways designed to manage the fertile land, including Mathews Ditch, Sweetser Ditch, and Farley Ditch. These channels feed into natural watercourses such as Pipe Creek and Taylor Creek, which wind through the township boundaries.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant markers of the area's heritage in its small rural burial grounds. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery is located east of Converse, while the Thrailkill Cemetery and Rowland Cemetery are situated further south and east. The small hamlets of Herbst and Sims provide further evidence of the region's historic settlement patterns, connected by thoroughfares like Mier Rd and various numbered county lines.