1902 Map of Elkader

About this map

Elkader serves as the focal point of this northeast Iowa landscape, situated along the winding course of the Turkey River. Surveyed in the final years of the 19th century, the map reveals a well-established network of river towns and railroad depots. The Mississippi River forms a dominant eastern boundary, where the Chicago Burlington and Northern RR follows the shoreline through Glen Haven and Cassville. Inland, the Volga River and its tributary Cox Creek cut through the terrain, supporting small settlements like Volga and Communia.