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2018 Map of Pleasant Grove

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Pleasant Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Pleasant Grove and Prairie Grove serve as the primary anchors for this agricultural portion of Des Moines County, located along the border with Henry County. The landscape is deeply carved by the drainage networks of Flint Creek and its tributary Big Hollow, alongside Cedar Cr in the southwest. This rugged hydrologic pattern forced a road network that often deviates from the standard section grid, visible in the winding paths of Beaverdale Rd and Dodgeville Rd.

Genealogists will find this particular survey remarkably dense with burial sites and small family landmarks. Notable locations include the Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery and several isolated plots like the Siefken Family Plot and Millerburg Cem. The distribution of these sites, such as Welsh Chapel Cem in the northeast corner and Carter Cem near the center, provides a detailed spatial record of the early community's settlement patterns and religious centers.