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2022 Map of La Cygne

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of La Cygne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Marais des Cygnes River meanders sharply through the northeast corner of this Linn County survey, defining the landscape around the town of La Cygne. This settlement serves as a focal point, with its residential grid extending from Grand St and Locust St down to an emerging Industrial Park Rd. The surrounding terrain is characterized by winding watercourses and subtle elevation changes, most notably the prominent Graveyard Mound in the southeast and the sharp river turn known as Hells Bend.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high density of burial sites across the township, including Oaklawn Cem, Prairie Home Cem, Brooklyn Cem, Riverview Cem, and Richland Cem. These sites, along with drainage patterns from Richland Cr and Turkey Creek, provide a clear view of how rural settlement and cemetery placement followed the high ground above the river's floodplains. The map also documents the transition from early section roads like W 2300th Rd to modern thoroughfares like Co Rd 1095.