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1980 Map of Wyoming East

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Wyoming East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The town of Wyoming sits at a crossroads in Jones County, flanked by the Fairground and Sewage Disposal Ponds along its western edge. This survey from the late 1970s illustrates a landscape defined by the winding paths of Bear Creek and Beers Creek, which cut through the townships of Clay, Brandon, and Oxford. A significant cultural footprint is visible through the numerous family and community burial grounds, including South Mineral Cem, Bear Creek Cem, and Cady Cem, providing essential touchstones for genealogical research in this part of Iowa.

Evidence of historical transportation is found in the Old Railroad Grade that snakes across the northern half of the map, passing south of Monmouth and the Midland Sch. The terrain is further marked by industrial activity at several Quarry sites and a Gaging Sta on the eastern boundary. The map captures the quiet transition of land use at the Fifth Principal Meridian, where established small towns and rural school districts anchor the agricultural grid.