1980s Maps of Fayette County, Iowa

1. 1981 Map of Stanley, 1982 Print

   

   1981 Stanley

   1982 Print · USGS

   The rural borderlands of Buchanan and Fayette Counties are captured here in the early eighties, centered on the village of Stanley. Local historians can trace family roots through the Stanley Cem, Garden Prairie Ch, and the path of the Chicago and North Western railroad.

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4. 1981 Map of Maynard, 1982 Print

   

   1981 Maynard

   1982 Print · USGS

   Fayette County agricultural life is captured here in the early eighties, centered on the rail-linked communities of Maynard and Westgate. Researchers can trace the Chicago and North Western line or locate family sites near Calvary Cem and Union Ch.

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7. 1981 Map of Castalia, 1982 Print

   

   1981 Castalia

   1982 Print · USGS

   Northeast Iowa at the start of the eighties shows a landscape of deep river valleys and high prairie ridges centered on the village of Castalia. Genealogists and local historians can locate several family-named landmarks such as Nutting Cem and Bloomfield Cem along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific rail line.

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10. 1981 Map of West Union, 1982 Print

    

    1981 West Union

    1982 Print · USGS

    West Union and the surrounding Fayette County townships appear here during the early eighties, a landscape of fertile farmland and river valleys. Genealogists and local historians can locate many family burial sites like South Windsor Cem or explore the geography of Echo Valley State Park and Volga Lake.

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13. 1981 Map of Oelwein, 1982 Print

    

    1981 Oelwein

    1982 Print · USGS

    The rail-centered hub of Oelwein and the rural borderlands of Fayette and Buchanan Counties are captured here in the early 1980s. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks like the Drive-in Theater or trace family plots at Woodlawn Cem and Otsego Cem.

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16. 1981 Map of Hawkeye, 1982 Print

    

    1981 Hawkeye

    1982 Print · USGS

    Hawkeye and its surrounding Fayette County townships are captured here in the early eighties, showing a landscape defined by farming and small-town life. Researchers can trace ancestral sites at Oak Lawn Cem, follow the Old Railroad Grade, or locate the small settlement of Donnan.

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19. 1981 Map of Festina, 1982 Print

    

    1981 Festina

    1982 Print · USGS

    In the early eighties, the borderlands of Winneshiek and Fayette counties remained a quiet landscape of river valleys and rural townships. Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy sites like St Marys Sch, St Peter Cem, and the riverside Eldorado.

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22. 1981 Map of St. Lucas, 1982 Print

    

    1981 St. Lucas

    1982 Print · USGS

    The rural border of Fayette and Winneshiek Counties comes into focus in the early eighties, centered on the village of St Lucas. Researchers can trace old family sites near Young Cem, the St Anthony of Padua Chapel, and several local quarries.

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25. 1981 Map of Waucoma, 1982 Print

    

    1981 Waucoma

    1982 Print · USGS

    Northeast Iowa’s river-carved farmland is documented here in the early eighties at the intersection of three counties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Waucoma, locate the Turkey Valley Community Sch, and find rural landmarks like St Johns Ch.

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28. 1981 Map of Fayette, 1982 Print

    

    1981 Fayette

    1982 Print · USGS

    Fayette and its surrounding townships are shown here in the early eighties, centered on the campus of Upper Iowa University. Researchers can trace the Old Railroad Grade and locate family history sites such as Grandview Cem and St Francis Cem.

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31. 1984 Map of Oelwein, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Oelwein

    1985 Print · USGS

    Northeast Iowa and the Mississippi riverfront appear in detail during the 1980s, showing a land defined by deep river valleys and high ridges. Genealogists and historians can trace the Chicago and North Western rail line and locate rural sites like St Sebald Ch and Quaker Mill Pond.

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34. 1984 Map of Waverly, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Waverly

    1985 Print · USGS

    Northeast Iowa in the mid-eighties shows a robust network of river towns and rail corridors connecting agricultural centers. Researchers can trace family sites near Garden of Memories Cem or follow the Chicago and North Western line through Janesville and Waverly.

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37. 1985 Map of Charles City

    

    1985 Charles City

    1985 Print · USGS

    Northern Iowa and the Minnesota borderlands are mapped here in the mid-1980s as a thriving network of rail-side towns and river valleys. Trace local history through the Reilly Settlement, Stacyville Junction, and aviation sites like Ellen Church Field.

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40. 1985 Map of Decorah

    

    1985 Decorah

    1985 Print · USGS

    Northeast Iowa and western Wisconsin in the mid-eighties show a landscape of high bluffs and river valleys shaped by the Upper Iowa and Mississippi Rivers. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad or locate the National Cemetery and the ancient earthworks at Effigy Mounds National Monument.

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