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2018 Map of Montfort

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Montfort and Livingston anchor this Iowa and Grant County borderlands area, where the terrain is deeply defined by narrow drainages and ridge-top roads. The landscape is carved by the headwaters of the Platte River and the Little Platte River, along with numerous named hollows such as Cass Hollow and Badger Hollow that cut through the undulating upland. This topography dictated a settlement pattern of winding valley routes like Martinville Rd and straighter ridge roads like Rte 66.

Family and community history is anchored at the Rock Church Cem, which sits near the junction of several rural roads in the southwestern quadrant. Smaller landmarks such as Zion Cem and numerous named tributaries like Martinville Cr and Crow Br provide essential reference points for genealogists and local historians tracking land tracts across the county line. The map illustrates the persistent agricultural character of the region, where farmsteads are linked by a network of thoroughfares including Old Hwy 18 and Ebenezer Rd.