2018 Map of Ionia

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The Wapsipinicon River and Little Wapsipinicon River dominate this section of Chickasaw County, their winding courses carving through the agricultural grid of northern Iowa. The small town of Ionia sits at a crossroads along Co Hwy B57, while North Washington serves as a secondary focal point to the northeast. This landscape is a patchwork of section lines and gravel roads, where the drainage of Dry Run and Etter Cr feeds into the primary river systems. Genealogists will find several notable burial grounds located near these early settlements, including Saint Boniface Cem and Saint Marys Cem. To the west, Rowley Hill Cem stands near the small community of Chickasaw, illustrating the distribution of early townships and family names across the Iowa prairie during this era of modern land management.