1980 Map of Dewey

About this map

The West Nodaway River and its numerous tributaries, including Elm Creek and Moore Creek, define the agricultural landscape of this corner of southwest Iowa. The terrain is a network of township divisions including Union, Edna, and Victoria, where small rural congregations established landmarks like St Peters Ch and St Timothy Ch. The settlement at Dewey sits near the eastern edge of the survey, while the Burlington Northern railroad cuts through the northeastern corner, following the river valley through the Massena Corporate Bdy. These rural crossroads, often marked by a single Radio Tower or a church such as the Mayflower Gospel Chapel, reveal the persistence of the 1970s farming community structure along the border of Cass and Adams Counties.