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2010 Map of Middle Amana

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Middle Amana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Middle Amana and its neighboring villages represent a unique communal agricultural legacy along the winding Iowa River. The landscape is defined by the historic waterworks of the Mill Race, which connects the river to Lily Pond and Middle Pond, illustrating the intricate 19th-century resource management of these colonies. Beyond the main settlements of West Amana, High Amana, and Amana, the map reveals the broader rural footprint of the community through its sacred and civic spaces.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of numerous burying grounds, including the Old Scotch Cemetery, Niles-Sprague Cemetery, and several family-named sites like Maas Cemetery and Nelson Cemetery. The distribution of post offices across the villages, from South Amana Post Office to the West Post Office, highlights the self-contained infrastructure of the colonies even into the 21st century. Broad township roads such as Benton Iowa Rd and 79th Street Dr provide the grid for the surrounding farmland.