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2010 Map of Winthrop

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Buffalo Creek defines the local topography of eastern Buchanan County, winding southeast from the community of Winthrop through a landscape governed by the Jeffersonian grid. The settlement of Winthrop serves as the primary hub, where the Winthrop Post Office and nearby Fairview Cemetery provide historical anchors for local genealogy. To the south and east, smaller settlements like Quasqueton and Monti appear, the latter situated near Saint Patricks Cemetery.

The area's drainage is managed by a network of waterways including Smith Creek, Nash Creek, and Prairie Creek, which intersect the dense grid of county roads such as Buffalo Creek Blvd and Troy Mills Blvd. This 2010 survey illustrates a modern rural Iowa landscape where traditional agricultural boundaries remain remarkably consistent with early land divisions, centered around the life of the creek and the rail-aligned streets of the town center.