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1983 Map of Medora

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Medora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The town of Medora sits at the heart of this rural landscape, which spans the intersection of Warren, Clarke, and Lucas counties in the early 1980s. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses including Squaw Creek, Skinaway Creek, and the winding Otter Creek, which carved the undulating topography typical of this part of southern Iowa. Small, established communities like Liberty Center and Cool are connected by a grid of rural avenues such as SW 90th Avenue, while recreational spaces like Hickory Hills County Park provide local landmarks among the agricultural fields.

Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy sites such as Bethel Chapel and several family or community burial grounds, including Indian Valley Cem and Christian Neck Cem. The map provides a detailed view of the regional road network just before many rural routes underwent significant modernization, preserving the locations of specific farmsteads and rural landmarks that define this three-county border region.