2022 Map of Lowden

About this map

The Iowa countryside near Lowden is defined by a dense network of country roads and family-named cemeteries that speak to generations of settlement in Cedar and Clinton counties. Several watercourses, including Yankee Run and Lizard Cr, wind through the landscape, influencing the placement of early homesteads and landmarks like the Elliott Part-Grave and Van Horn Cem. The map reveals a community deeply rooted in its agricultural heritage, with long-established sites such as Zion Church and its accompanying Zion Church Cem serving as focal points for local history. Modern transportation routes like the Old Lincoln Hwy and Hoover Hwy traverse the terrain, following the historical paths that connected these rural townships. Genealogical researchers will find particular value in the numerous small burial sites, from the Homrighausen Cem in the east to the Fairview Cem further west, which document the families who established these fields.