Oelwein serves as the central hub of this Fayette County landscape, where a dense grid of streets meets the meandering course of Otter Creek. The town's layout is anchored by civic markers such as the Oelwein Post Office and the expansive Woodlawn Cemetery to the west, while the southern edge of the community is defined by Oelwein Lake and the adjacent Lakeview Golf Course. Beyond the city limits, the terrain opens into a systematic township grid of agricultural roads, including Amish Blvd and Neon Rd. This rural expanse is dotted with small family and township burial grounds, such as Oran Township Cemetery and Kint Cemetery, providing essential data points for those tracing local lineages. The presence of the Oelwein Municipal Airport and the Otter Creek Bridge highlights the area's role as a regional transport and infrastructure node during the early twenty-first century.
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1901 · Oelwein
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1954 · Waterloo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Waterloo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Dubuque
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Dubuque
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Dubuque
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Fairbank
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Littleton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1976 · Dubuque
USGS Topo · 1:250,000