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1971 Map of Zaneta

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Zaneta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Dike sits at the western edge of this agricultural landscape, where the Chicago and North Western railroad cuts a diagonal line toward the southeast. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Black Hawk Creek and its tributaries, including Willow Creek and the North Fork. This early 1970s survey captures the rural character of the border between Grundy and Black Hawk Counties, documenting small communities and crossroads that served the surrounding farmstead network.

Evidence of local heritage is found at St Marys Church and the nearby St Marys Cemetery, as well as Zion Church further east. The map identifies specific land use patterns of the era, including the Seyffer Public Use Area along the southern creek banks and the small clusters of buildings at Fredsville and Zaneta. This document preserves the precise locations of farm dwellings and field boundaries before later decades of agricultural consolidation and infrastructure changes.