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2010 Map of Kanawha

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Kanawha serves as the primary hub for this agricultural landscape in Hancock County, defined by its grid of rural roads and the meandering paths of the Boone River branches. The town center is anchored by the Kanawha Post Office, while the surrounding township preserves its heritage at the New Amsterdam Township Cemetery. To the northwest, the small settlement of Denhart marks a secondary point of interest along the border of the survey.

Water management is a central theme of this terrain, where the Middle Branch Boone River and East Branch Boone River transition into a structured system of prairie drainage. The presence of Drainage Ditch Number 107 and various branches of West Otter Creek illustrate the early 21st-century irrigation and runoff patterns essential to Iowa’s farming economy. Near the eastern edge, the Old Amsterdam Cemetery remains a quiet landmark of the area's pioneer history.