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2018 Map of Lost Nation

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Lost Nation
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Lost Nation stands as the primary hub in this corner of Clinton County, Iowa, defined by a grid of named streets including Main St and Broadway St. The surrounding countryside is a landscape of agricultural sections bisected by an orderly network of range and township lines, where family history is anchored by numerous burial grounds such as Lost Nation Cem and Sacred Heart Cem. To the south, the village of Toronto occupies the northern bank of the Wapsipinicon River, where the terrain shifts from upland fields to the marshy bottomlands of the river valley.

Evidence of the area's rural heritage is found in the clustering of small cemeteries, including Smithtown Cem and Busch Cem near Elwood Creek. These sites, along with Rose Hill Cem and Saint James Cem near Toronto, provide specific locations for genealogical research. The map illustrates a mature township structure where local infrastructure, like Co Hwy E55, connects established farmsteads and small communities across the eastern Iowa prairie.