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2010 Map of Cotter

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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Columbus Junction and Columbus City anchor the southeastern corner of this Louisa County landscape, where the confluence of several local waterways dictates the rural layout. The Iowa River winds along the eastern boundary, fed by tributaries including Goose Creek, Short Creek, and Honey Creek. The infrastructure of the era is defined by a rigid grid of county roads and section lines, interrupted by the path of the Columbus Junction Gas Storage Area and the diagonal transit between small hamlets like Cotter, Clifton, and Gladwin.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across these townships, ranging from the Bethel Cemetery in the north to the Sweet Cemetery and Columbus City Cemetery further south. These sites, along with landmarks like the County Line Bridge over Long Creek, provide a detailed record of the early 21st-century settlement patterns in this agricultural corridor. The presence of smaller named points such as Twin Oak and Port Allen further illustrates the localized community identity maintained between the larger river-valley towns.