1981 Map of Lamoni South

About this map

Lamoni serves as the focal point of this 1981 survey, anchored by the campus of Graceland College and the surrounding residential streets of northern Decatur County. The landscape transitions from the developed edge of town into the rolling drainage basins of Shain Creek and the East Fork Big Creek. This rural territory, spanning the Iowa and Missouri border, is marked by a network of established family and community landmarks, including Rose Hill Cem and Sweet Home Cem. The presence of the Burlington Northern railroad corridor and local nodes like Giles Junction and Andover illustrates a settlement pattern tied to rail transport and small-scale agriculture. Scattered country churches such as Otterbein Ch and Olive Ch further define the social geography of Fayette and Colfax townships at the start of the 1980s.