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2010 Map of Keosauqua

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Des Moines River carves a dramatic oxbow through this portion of Van Buren County, anchoring the historic settlement of Keosauqua. This bend in the river historically dictated the layout of the town and its infrastructure, including the Keosauqua Post Office and the Keosauqua Municipal Airport situated just east of the main residential area. To the northwest, the smaller hamlet of Pittsburg sits near the mouth of Town Branch.

The surrounding landscape is notably dense with family and community burial grounds, providing a significant resource for genealogical research. Sites such as Purdom Cemetery, Oak Lawn Cemetery, and Fellows Cemetery surround the county seat, while more distant markers like Center Chapel Cemetery and Wolfe Cemetery dot the countryside. The southern terrain is defined by the drainage networks of Big Indian Creek and the Fox River, where a grid of secondary roads like Co HWY w20 connects isolated farmsteads and rural landmarks.