1970 Map of Brock

About this map

The North Wyaconda River and South Wyaconda River dominate this rural landscape on the border of Iowa and Missouri during the early 1970s. This borderland area, encompassing parts of Davis and Van Buren counties, is defined by its numerous small family and community burial grounds, which offer a dense record for genealogical research. Small concentrations of settlement are found at Brock, while the surrounding townships of Roscoe, Jackson, and Union remain predominantly agricultural. The drainage patterns are clearly delineated by tributaries such as Billups Branch, Cook Creek, and Willow Branch, which carve through the terrain between the two primary river forks. The presence of several distinct cemeteries, including North Bethel Cem and South Bethel Cem, suggests a long-standing pattern of dispersed rural communities anchored by local churches and family plots.