1979 Map of Bloomfield South

About this map

Bloomfield anchors this survey of southern Davis County, where the agricultural landscape is defined by the winding paths of the South Wyaconda River and Carter Creek. The town shows its mid-century infrastructure through the Bloomfield Municipal Airport and a Sewage Disposal plant, while the transition in transportation is evident along the Norfolk and Western line and a stretch of Old Railroad Grade. This map is particularly valuable for genealogical research, documenting numerous rural burying grounds such as Pollard Cem, Wesley Chapel Cem, and Dooley Cem that dot the townships of Wyacondah and Cleveland. The terrain shifts from the developed streets of the county seat to the wooded riparian corridors of the Fabius R in the far southwest, illustrating the persistent rural character of the Iowa borderlands during the late 1970s.