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2015 Map of Ferryville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Ferryville clings to the narrow strip of land between high bluffs and the expansive Mississippi River backwaters, marking a landscape defined by the dramatic relief of the Driftless Area. The river's complexity is on full display here, with the broad Lake Winneshiek and intricate channels like Capoli Slough, Crooked Slough, and Lost Channel weaving through the bottomlands. To the east, the terrain rises sharply into a series of prominent ridges and deep-cut hollows, including Oak Ridge and Mt Hope Ridge, separated by drainages like Sugar Cr and Copper Cr.

Local history is preserved in the placement of the Ferryville Cem on the lower slopes and the Dickson Cem further south. The map documents a rural network of ridge-top roads such as Badger Ridge Rd and Eagle Ridge Rd, which connect remote farmsteads to the village. Landmarks like Turkey Bluff and the Turkey Bluff Airport provide orientation along the northern bluffs, while Island Number One Hundred Fifty-Six sits as a significant landform within the river's main corridor.