2013 Map of West Branch

About this map

West Branch serves as the primary hub of this landscape, situated at the confluence of local history and modern transit. The terrain is defined by the branching waterways of the Wapsinonoc valley, including the W Br Wapsinonoc Cr and Middle Br Wapsinonoc Cr, which carve through the agricultural grid. To the north, the small settlements of Plato and Zoar sit along Nicholson Cr, while the eastern portion of the survey is anchored by Springdale. The presence of Hoover Cr near the town center provides a geographic connection to the area's most famous resident, even as the landscape transitions into the broader drainage basin of the Cedar River in the northeast. This 2013 survey illustrates the enduring rural structure of Cedar County, where established town plots like Centerdale remain integrated into a network of section-line roads.