The Fox River meanders across this rural borderland between Van Buren County, Iowa, and the Missouri counties of Scotland and Clark. This 2018 survey reveals a landscape deeply rooted in its agricultural and family history, anchored by the village of Mount Sterling near the northern edge. The area is notable for its high density of small family cemeteries, suggesting a stable, multi-generational population. These include sites such as Harness Cem, Miller Cem, and Blackledge Cem. Further south, the community of Prospect Grove is situated near Prospect Grove Cem and Gorgas Cem. The topography is defined by a dense network of tributaries like the Little Fox River, Hughes Br, and Jordan Br, which carve through the terrain before reaching the N Wyaconda River at the map's southern boundary.
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1903 · Kahoka
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1903 · Edina
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1950 · Medill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Medill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Wyaconda
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Centerville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Centerville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Centerville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Burlington
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Burlington
USGS Topo · 1:250,000