2015 Map of Montpelier

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Mississippi River defines the border between Iowa and Illinois on this 2015 survey, shaping a landscape of intricate waterways and riverfront settlements. On the Iowa side, the community of Montpelier is situated near the riverbanks, north of which the land rises into the dissected plateaus of Scott and Muscatine Counties. Genealogists will find several burial grounds documented, including Dodge Cem, Nye Cem, and Montpelier Cem. Across the water in Illinois, the map transitions into the grid-patterned farmlands around Edgington, where the Zion Lutheran Church and its associated Zion Lutheran Church Cem serve as local landmarks. The river itself is characterized by a complex network of secondary channels and islands, such as Andalusia Slough, Arab Chute, and Andalusia Island, illustrating the persistent influence of the river's floodplains on regional development.