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2022 Map of Montpelier

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Montpelier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a wide, braided corridor across this landscape, defining the state boundary between Muscatine County, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois. The river is dominated by large landforms such as Andalusia Island and Arab Island, separated from the main banks by Andalusia Slough and Arab Chute. On the Iowa side, the bluffs rise sharply from the water, where the small settlement of Montpelier and the riverside community of Midway Beach are situated.

Upland areas reveal a network of rural roads and historical sites, including the Zion Lutheran Church Cem and the Nye Cem near the Wildcat Den Trl. The map traces the varied terrain from the river flats to the dissected hills of Township 77 North, Range 1 East, reaching toward Buffalo and Blue Grass. On the Illinois side, Edgington sits amidst a landscape shaped by tributaries like Big Branch and the quiet waters of Lake George.