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2018 Map of Burlington

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Burlington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The city of Burlington dominates the western bank of the Mississippi River, where the BNSF Railway and MacArthur Bridge connect Iowa and Illinois. This 2018 survey reveals a landscape shaped by both urban development and the shifting currents of the river, with numerous islands like O'Connell Island and Burlington Island divided by complex side channels including Rush Chute and O'Connell Slough.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the city’s historic burial grounds, such as Aspen Grove Cem, Sacred Heart Cem, and the North Sixth Street Catholic Cem. Beyond the city limits, the map records smaller family-interment sites including the Meyers Family Plot and Prugh Farm Plot. Across the water in Illinois, the rural character of Gulfport and Heapsville stands in contrast to the dense street grid of Burlington, while the Ellison Creek Diverson Ditch illustrates local water management efforts in the floodplains.