1979 Map of Montezuma

About this map

Montezuma serves as the central hub for this late 1970s survey, surrounded by the agricultural plains and wooded creek beds of Poweshiek County. The landscape is defined by the branching waters of Lake Ponderosa and Diamond Lake, which introduce significant recreational geography to the traditional farming townships of Pleasant and Jackson. This era shows a community balancing established rural roots with new developments, as seen in the expansive Fox Forest County Recreation Area and the local Sig Field. Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds across the quadrangle, ranging from the Twp Cem and IOOF Cem near the town center to the outlying Beaton Cem and Sheley Cem. Further south, the small settlement of Forest Home sits near the South English River, while the drainage of Moon Creek carves a path through the rolling terrain toward the Mahaska County line.