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2015 Map of Dallas City

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Dallas City and Pontoosuc sit along the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River, where the landscape is defined by wide river islands like Dallas Island and Grape Island. Across the state line in Iowa, the Skunk River meanders toward its confluence, flanked by the lowlands of Skunk Slough and Big Slough. This 2015 update preserves the locations of numerous family and community burial sites, including the Miller Family Plot, Sourwine Cem, and Mohnike Cem, which offer significant value for genealogists tracing early settlers in the Lee and Hancock County borderlands.

The map reveals a complex drainage network of managed waterways like Old Township Ditch and Rogers Ditch that crisscross the agricultural flats between Wever and the river. Local landmarks such as Jollyville Hill and The Ridge provide subtle elevation changes in an otherwise alluvial terrain. From the small settlement of Kemper to the riverfront streets of Dallas City, the survey documents the modern road grid and its intersection with these historic watercourses and small rural communities.