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2010 Map of Tripoli NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Republic sits at the heart of this Chickasaw County landscape, where a rigid grid of rural roads like Fayette Ave and 280th St defines the agricultural pattern of the region. This survey captures the rural character of the area just before the turn of the decade, anchored by several sites of genealogical importance. Richland Township Cemetery and the Cagley Cemetery provide vital points of reference for local family history, while the Pearl Rock Catholic Cemetery serves the community to the southwest.

Waterways like Horton Creek and Etter Creek cut diagonally across the rectangular section lines, suggesting the natural drainage patterns that have historically dictated farm placement and land use. Small named locales such as Pony in the southeast corner illustrate the persistence of local place names in a region dominated by wide-open fields and tributary systems including Twomile Creek and Dry Run.