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2010 Map of Gibson

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The North Skunk River meanders through the southwest corner of this section of Keokuk County, while Hawthorn Lake serves as a prominent landmark in the north. This agricultural landscape is anchored by the small settlements of Gibson, Coal Creek, and Indianapolis, each reflecting the rural development patterns of the early twenty-first century. The presence of the Gibson Post Office and Coal Creek Post Office highlights these areas as persistent community hubs even as the surrounding land remains dedicated to large-scale farming.

Local family and community history is preserved in several burial grounds, including Friends Cemetery and Indianapolis Cemetery. The network of section-line roads, such as Victoria Ave and Yale Ave, connects these sites to the waterways that define the terrain, notably Cedar Creek and Pleasant Creek. In the far north, the Rose Hill Access provides a managed entry point to the natural landscape near the South English River.