2015 Map of West Liberty SW

About this map

Iowa City extends its reach into the northwest corner of this landscape, where the urban grid gives way to the structured agricultural geometry of Johnson County. The area is defined by a dense network of sectional roads like Sioux Ave SE and 480th St SE, which partition the land between several winding watercourses. Significant for family historians, the sheet records numerous small burial sites preserved amidst the fields, including Molback Farm Cem, Scott Cem, and Trowbridge Cem. The natural drainage of the region is managed through features like Big Slough and the engineered Ditch Number 2, reflecting a long history of land reclamation for farming. This 2015 survey captures the rural character that persists just outside the city limits, from the banks of Snyder Cr to the southern reaches near Otter Cr.