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2015 Map of New Albin

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

New Albin occupies the northeastern corner of this Iowa landscape, where the town grid meets the complex wetlands of the Mississippi River floodplain. The topography is defined by the sharp contrast between the high bluffs of the Driftless Area and the broad, water-carved lowlands. The Upper Iowa River winds through the center of the sheet, feeding into a network of side channels and backwaters such as Pool Slough, Wood Slough, and Duck Lake.

Upland ridges are accessed by local routes like Gruber Ridge Rd and Mays Prairie Rd, connecting various rural homesteads and historical sites. Genealogists will find several burial grounds documented across the terrain, including New Albin Cem, Saint Peters Cem, and the Holy Cross Cem located along Irish Hollow Cr. These sites, along with family-named landmarks like Moore Hill Rd, provide specific points of reference for tracing the settlement patterns of Allamakee County.