Loading map...

1986 Map of Keokuk

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Keokuk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The tri-state confluence of Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri defines this mid-1980s landscape, where the Mississippi River and Des Moines River converge. At the center of this river system sits Keokuk, a major hub marked by the massive Keokuk Dam and Lock and Dam No 19. Across the water, the Illinois town of Warsaw and the riverfront in Hamilton illustrate the interconnected commerce of the region. The map captures a detailed transport network including the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Burlington Northern Railroad, which served the industrial and agricultural needs of the Mississippi valley.

Further inland, the terrain transitions from the river bottomlands to the rolling plains of Carthage and Kahoka. Local history is preserved through numerous family-named burial sites such as Moss Ridge Cemetery and Kirchner Cemetery, while higher education is represented by Culver-Stockton College in the south. The presence of the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge and Wakonda State Park highlights the preservation of the river corridor's islands and sloughs, including Long Island and Rainbow Slough.