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2010 Map of Ladora

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Iowa River meanders across this rural Iowa landscape, defining the northern geography between the small settlements of Dayton and Koszta. This agrarian region is characterized by its numerous small burial grounds and rural institutions, including the Seventh Day Adventist Church and several family-named landmarks like Sayers Cemetery and Kitchen Cemetery. The landscape transitions from the river valley into organized township grids, where the community of Ladora serves as a local hub near the southern edge, supported by the Ladora Post Office.

Transportation and recreation are visible through a network of gravel roads and local landmarks such as the Hawkins Landing Strip and the Koszta Access Public Hunting Area. Numerous tributaries, including Honey Creek, Buckeye Creek, and Little Bear Creek, drain the surrounding fields. For those tracing family histories in Iowa County, the specific locations of the Koszta Cemetery and Maple Tree Cemetery provide exact points of reference for early settlement patterns in this part of the state.