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2010 Map of Windfall

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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The town of Windfall anchors the northern portion of this Tipton County landscape, where the local road system follows a rigid section-line grid typical of the Midwest. Small agricultural settlements like Hobbs and Curtisville are connected by these straight-line thoroughfares, including E Division Rd and E Railroad St, which underscore the region's historical reliance on rail and road transport. The land is drained by a network of waterways such as Turkey Creek, Bacon Prairie Creek, and Polywog Creek, which meander through the flat terrain, contrasting with the geometric precision of the surrounding farms.

Genealogists will find significant local history in the presence of several established burial grounds, notably Brookside Cemetery just north of the Windfall town limits, Sandbank Cemetery, and Cook Cemetery near New Lancaster in the southeast. Modern aviation is represented by small private facilities like Zea Mays Airport and Ellison Airport, illustrating how this traditional farming community has integrated localized transit into its rural layout.