1981 Map of Hopeville

About this map

Hopeville serves as the primary focal point of this rural southern Iowa landscape, situated in the southwest corner of Clarke County. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage, where East Long Creek and West Long Creek converge as they flow toward the Thompson River in the south. This 1981 edition documents the township structures of Troy, Ward, Doyle, and Knox, while tracing the county line where Clarke County and Decatur County meet. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named burial grounds across the hills, including Sanders Cem, Gregg Cem, and the Tennessee Cem near the southern border. The map also records smaller settlement nodes like McCay, providing a clear look at the agricultural footprint and rural infrastructure just before the turn of the decade.