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2022 Map of Bellevue

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Bellevue
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Mississippi River defines this landscape where the borders of Iowa and Illinois meet, creating a complex network of islands and bluffs. On the Iowa side, Bellevue is the primary center of activity, with its residential streets like Spring St and Jefferson St organized against the riverbank. The surrounding terrain is heavily marked by small rural cemeteries and family burial plots, such as Daugherty Farm Cem and the Spruce Creek Cem, which reflect the early settlement patterns of the region's agricultural families.

Across the river in Illinois, the landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the river bottomlands of Hale Island and Seawards Island to the higher elevations of Beaty Hollow. Scattered settlements like Galena Junction, Aiken, and Blanding are linked by winding roads that follow the contours of the bluffs. This 2022 survey provides a clear view of the modern infrastructure overlaid on the traditional township grids of t87n r4e and t86n r5e, documenting how the river continues to shape the economy and geography of the Driftless Area.