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2010 Map of Atalissa

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Atalissa sits at the heart of this Muscatine County landscape, where the agricultural grid is defined by a complex network of natural and engineered waterways. The eastern portion of the map is dominated by the meandering Cedar River, which feeds the wetlands of Wiese Slough and Lindle Lake. The land's management for farming is evident through features like Goshen Ditch, Wales Ditch, and Pike Run, which drain the flat Iowa terrain into larger tributaries like the East Branch Wapsinonoc Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find several well-preserved family and pioneer burial sites, including Gray's Ford Cemetery in the north and Overman Cemetery near the river banks. The community center is anchored by the Atalissa Post Office, while the southern reaches near Chicken Creek are home to Camp Sacalawea, reflecting the area's mix of rural residential life and recreational land use.