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1980 Map of Nevinville

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Nevinville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Middle Nodaway River winds through the heart of this southwest Iowa landscape, cutting a path through the townships of Jackson, Summerset, and Washington. Small rural communities and crossroads define the social geography of the era, from the village of Nevinville in the southeast corner to the small clusters at Avondale and Fisk. The map records a high density of country churches and burial grounds, such as Pleasant Grove Ch, Clayton Ch, and the Mormon Cem, which reflect the local heritage and settlement patterns of Adair and Adams counties.

Elevations and land use are meticulously charted across the dividing line of Adair Co Adams Co, showing the transition from agricultural fields to the riparian corridor of Shanghai Creek. Infrastructure like the Larsen Landing Strip and the grid of section lines illustrates the late-twentieth-century development of this prairie region, where the township boundaries of Richland and Colony meet the established farmsteads and rural schools that have anchored the community for generations.