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2015 Map of Centerville West

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Centerville anchors the northeastern corner of this Appanoose County landscape, where the street grid of the county seat gives way to the agricultural plateaus of southern Iowa. The map documents a dense network of rural infrastructure, including the Centerville Municipal Airport and the neighboring Upper City Reservoir and Lower City Reservoir along Manson Branch. Small communities like Cincinnati, Numa, and Martinstown are scattered across the terrain, connected by a web of county roads such as County Road T20 and County Road T14.

A striking number of family and community burial grounds are preserved across these townships, providing a detailed record for genealogical research. Landmarks such as the County Farm Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, and Evergreen Cemetery mark the land between the drainages of Cooper Creek and Shoal Creek, reflecting a deeply rooted rural population. The topography is defined by these meandering creek beds which have carved significant relief into the upland plains.