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2015 Map of Ottumwa South

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Ottumwa sits at the northern edge of this landscape, where the Des Moines River flows through the township of T72N R13W. The terrain south of the city is defined by the branching drainages of Village Cr, Little Soap Cr, and Brush Cr, which carve through the Iowa countryside. This area is particularly dense with small, family-named burial sites and historic community markers. Genealogists may find interest in the numerous cemeteries scattered across the sections, including the County Farm Number One Cem and the Point Isabel Cem.

The small settlement of Ormanville is located near Coon Cr in the southwest, while Carbon appears further east along the border of Wapello Co Davis Co. Unique individual markers such as the Dexter Baby Grave and Wilkenson Grave provide specific points of historical interest on the landscape, offering a window into the rural life and memorial traditions of these southern Iowa townships in the mid-2010s.