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2010 Map of Terril

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Terril serves as the primary hub of this Dickinson County agricultural landscape, organized around a traditional Midwestern grid. The town's infrastructure is clearly defined, featuring the Terril Post Office and a street network including N Schooley St and S Schooley St. South of the town center, Fairview Cemetery sits along 240th St, providing a primary point of interest for genealogists and local historians.

The terrain is defined by natural water bodies and drainage patterns that break the rigid section-line road system. In the northeast, Cheever Lake dominates the corner of the quadrangle, while Twelvemile Lake lies to the southeast. These water features, along with the meandering paths of Big Muddy Creek and Pickerel Run, offer a view of the Iowa prairie landscape as it appeared in the early 21st century, prior to modern intensive developments.