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1956 Map of Underwood

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Underwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Underwood serves as the central hub of this mid-century rural landscape, situated at the junction of the Burlington Northern railroad and a network of county roads. The map reveals a remarkably dense system of local country schools that once anchored these townships, including Beehive Sch, Porter Sch, Grandview Sch, and Thomas Sch. This pattern reflects the decentralized education system common across Iowa before the height of district consolidation.

Agricultural life follows the drainage of several distinct waterways, notably Mosquito Creek and Pigeon Creek, which carve through the townships of Boomer, Neola, and Hazel Dell. Family history is preserved at the Castor Cem and Fisher Cem, providing vital reference points for genealogical research in this portion of Pottawattamie County. The map also includes 1982 photorevisions, shown in purple, which indicate the development of a modern Rest Area and highway corridors over the original 1956 survey.