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2010 Map of Columbus Junction

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The confluence of the Iowa River and the Cedar River dominates this Louisa County landscape, shaping the development of Columbus Junction and its neighboring communities. Just north of the river fork, the settlement of Fredonia sits near the River Fork Boat Ramp, while further south, the Louisa County Fair Grounds and the Columbus Junction Post Office mark the civic center. The river systems create a complex hydrography of secondary streams like Honey Creek and Short Creek, which weave through a grid of rural section roads.

Local history is deeply etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds, including Tennessee Cemetery west of the city and the Cedar-Bethel Cemetery to the north. Further out, the map shows the rural character of the region with the drainage patterns of Ditch Number 25 and family-named landmarks such as Teeters Cemetery and Schmeltzer Cemetery. To the north, Cone Lake and Pike Creek define the low-lying areas near the Cedar River.