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1979 Map of Centerville East

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Centerville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Centerville serves as the focal point of this Southern Iowa landscape, where urban streets meet the rolling agricultural fields of Appanoose County. The town's layout includes civic landmarks like City Hall and the Hospital, alongside historical education sites such as St Marys Sch and Garfield Sch. To the east, the Chariton River carves a path through the terrain, flanked by Sharon Bluffs State Park and several distinctive rural worship sites including Mt Ararat Ch and Sharon Chapel.

Transportation history is etched into the land via the Burlington Northern and the Chicago Rock-Island and Pacific lines, while an Old Railroad Grade hints at earlier transit patterns. Smaller settlements like Exline and Sedan anchor the southern reaches of the map, connected by a network of creeks including Hickory Creek and Pigeon Creek. The presence of Claypits and a Gravel Pit indicates the local extractive industries that supported regional development during this era.