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2022 Map of Thor

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The settlement of Thor serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape along the border of Humboldt Co and Webster Co. The map reveals a highly engineered water management system essential for local farming, featuring numerous man-made waterways like Drainage Ditch Number 46 and Ditch Number 25. These channels supplement natural drainage from Beaver Cr and Soldier Cr, illustrating the intensive land use in this part of north-central Iowa.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the high density of burial grounds, including the Norway Cem, Norway Lake Cem, and the paired East Ullensvang Cem and West Ullensvang Cem. The presence of these sites, alongside the Three Rivers Trl which cuts across the township lines, reflects the deep-rooted community history of the Scandinavian and pioneer families who established the schools and churches that once anchored these rural sections.