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2021 Map of Tobias SW

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Tobias SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The settlement of Alexandria anchors the southeastern corner of this agricultural landscape in Thayer County, where the topography is defined by the branching tributaries of the Sandy Creek system. The map reveals a rural economy organized around a precise section-line road network, including routes like Road W and Rd V, which navigate the gentle drainage divides between Big Sandy Cr and Little Sandy Creek.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural burying grounds that serve as landmarks for the area's early families, specifically Franklin Cem, Antioch Cem, and Pleasant Plain Cem. The presence of Sieber Reservoir and Kerwood Reservoir highlights the importance of water management in this prairie region, where the terrain transitions from upland plains to the more dissected valleys of Dry Sandy Cr and Walnut Cr.