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2018 Map of Macksburg

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Macksburg sits at the center of this rural Madison County landscape, where the headwaters of the Thompson River and several tributary creeks carve through the agricultural uplands. The area is defined by a dense network of country roads, including Co Rd G61 and Madison-Union St, that follow the section lines and ridgelines.

For genealogists and local historians, this 2018 survey is a significant resource for locating small, family-named burial grounds. Scattered across the townships are the Kivett, Moon, Boone, and Kickman cemeteries, alongside larger sites like West Branch and Dodge Center. The map also captures the intricate drainage patterns of the N Fork Clanton Cr and Loafers Cr, illustrating the relationship between the prairie terrain and the early settlement patterns that shaped this portion of south-central Iowa.