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2015 Map of Moulton

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Moulton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Moulton serves as the central hub of this Appanoose County landscape, where the grid of city streets like W Broadway St and 1st St meets the surrounding agricultural expanse. The area is defined by a dense network of local cemeteries, often preserving the names of early settler families, such as Hardin Cem, Garland Cem, and Staten Cem. These burial grounds are scattered near the smaller communities of Orleans and Dean, illustrating the historical distribution of rural populations across the townships.

Waterways dictate the topography of the region, with the Chariton River flowing through the southern portion and the Fox River crossing the northern reaches. Tributaries such as N Fabius River and Carter Cr carve through the terrain between the high ridges occupied by the section-line road system. This survey provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure, from the small-town layout of Moulton to the isolated homesteads and family plots that dot the southern Iowa countryside.