2016 Map of Adams

About this map

Adams and Taopi anchor this 2016 survey of southern Mower County, where the agricultural grid meets the headwaters of two significant regional drainages. The Wapsipinicon River and the N Br Upper Iowa River both originate in these prairie uplands, carved into the landscape near the Iowa border. For local history researchers, several burial grounds are preserved across the townships, including Sacred Heart Cem and Marshall Church Cem north of the primary settlements, and Woodlawn Cem located just east of Taopi. The map shows the established street grids of the towns, featuring landmarks such as Krebsbach St and Carr St, which intersect with the broader rural infrastructure of named avenues and township roads that have defined the region's movement and land division for generations.