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2015 Map of Mount Ayr

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Mount Ayr serves as the focal point of this Ringgold County landscape, where a regular grid of residential streets like W Adams St and E Jefferson St meets the open agricultural sections of southern Iowa. The town is flanked by essential water resources, including Loch Ayr and the Old Reservoir to the north and west. The surrounding countryside is defined by the winding course of the E Fork Grand River and Lotts Cr, which carve through the terrain and create a complex network of drainage basins including Bealls Cr and Walnut Cr.

For those tracing family history, the area contains a significant number of rural burial grounds, such as Oak Ridge Cem, Sweet Home Cem, and Shaha Cem, which are scattered across the various townships. Transportation infrastructure is anchored by the Judge Lewis Field Mount Ayr Municipal Airport and a grid of rural roads like 210 St and 280th Ave, reflecting the enduring rural character and spatial organization of the region in the early 21st century.