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2015 Map of Tabor

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Tabor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The town of Tabor straddles the county line between Mills and Fremont, serving as a focal point for this rural Iowa landscape. The topography is defined by the drainage basins of several waterways, including Waubonsie Cr and Mule Cr, which carve through the land in a series of loess hills and valleys. This agricultural district is densely marked by local burial sites, indicating a long-settled community with deep genealogical roots.

From the Linville Farm Cem in the northwest to the Tabor Cem near the town center, these locations, along with Estes Cem and Fairview Cem, provide essential data points for family historians. The road network, comprising routes like Mahaffey Rd and 270th St, follows both the section lines of the Public Land Survey System and the natural contours of the terrain, illustrating the practical intersection of legal boundaries and physical geography in the early 21st century.