2013 Map of Leighton

About this map

The Des Moines River winds through the southern portion of this Mahaska County landscape, creating a wide riparian corridor punctuated by the crossing at Bellefountain Bridge. In this early 21st-century view, the small settlements of Leighton and Olivet anchor a grid of rural roads and section lines typical of the Iowa prairie. The hydrography of the region is defined by several significant tributaries, including Muchakinock Cr, Price Cr, and Saint Joseph Cr, which carve subtle drainage patterns across the agricultural uplands. Evidence of the area's geography and infrastructure is found in names like Carbon Trl, hinting at the coal-mining heritage common to this part of the Des Moines River valley, even as the surface appears dominated by modern transport routes and local roads like Market St and Barrow Ave.