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2015 Map of Brighton

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Brighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Brighton serves as the central hub of this Iowa landscape, where the town grid meets the winding course of the Skunk River. This 2015 U.S. Geological Survey representation reveals a region defined by its rural intersections and family burial grounds, such as Gatlin Cem and Miller Cem in the north. The geography is tied together by numerous watercourses including Indian Cr and Walnut Cr, which drain the agricultural uplands into the river valley.

To the south, the settlements of Pleasant Plain and East Pleasant Plain mark the transition into Jefferson County. The map is particularly useful for genealogists, as it documents several smaller, isolated sites like Shuppy Cem and Saint Josephs Cem. The distribution of these features suggests a long history of small-scale farming communities that relied on the local creek network, including Burr Oak Cr, for drainage and boundary markers across the township lines.