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2015 Map of Waverly

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Waverly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Waverly serves as a significant regional hub along the winding Cedar River, dominated by the prominent campus of Wartburg Coll and its historic core. The settlement pattern follows the river's path, with the Bremer Avenue Bridge providing a central crossing that connects the town's grid. Further south, the community of Janesville sits near the confluence where the West Fork Cedar River joins the main branch.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites throughout the township, including Harlington Cem, Saint Josephs Cem, and Oakland Cem. The landscape transitions from the developed streets of the towns to the low-lying terrain known as The Bottoms, where the Green Mill Ford Bridge marks a crossing over the river. Tributaries like Baskins Run and Quarter Section Run carve through the agricultural blocks defined by the Public Land Survey System, illustrating the orderly division of the Iowa countryside.