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2018 Map of Montezuma

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Montezuma sits as the central hub of this eastern Iowa landscape, where the town’s grid meets a network of country roads and local waterways. The area is defined by its transition from the structured residential blocks of the town center to the sprawling agricultural tracts of the surrounding townships. Water dominates the western and northern reaches, particularly at Lake Ponderosa and Diamond Lake, which create distinct recreational and residential pockets amid the rolling terrain.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, such as Jackson Township Cem, the Masonic IOOF Cem, and the Little Mount Baptist Cem. The southern border follows the Poweshiek Co Mahaska Co line, while numerous small streams like Moon Cr and E Buck Cr carve through the land, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that have influenced rural settlement since the county's early days.