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2010 Map of Clio

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Clio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Clio and the surrounding township are defined by a rhythmic grid of rural roads and the branching headwaters of several major regional drainage systems. Located just north of the Missouri border, the area is situated where the South Fork Chariton River and the various forks of Medicine Creek—including the West Fork Medicine Creek and Middle Fork Medicine Creek—begin to carve into the southern Iowa landscape. The settlement at Clio is the primary hub, anchored by the Clio Post Office, while the western edge of Allerton and the small locality of Hodge provide further points of reference for the early 21st-century agricultural community.

Family history is well-preserved through a network of small burying grounds, such as Hazel Dell Cemetery in the northeast and Higley Cemetery near Caleb Creek. These sites, along with Greenridge Cemetery and the Clio Cemetery, offer significant points of interest for genealogists tracing local lineage in Wayne County. The map also documents named rural corridors like Jubilee, King, and Kirkwood, which trace the established paths between homesteads and small farmsteads.