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2022 Map of Pleasant Grove

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Pleasant Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Pleasant Grove serves as the focal point of this rural Des Moines County landscape, where the intersection of Pleasant Grove Rd and 190th Ave anchors a community defined by its long-standing agricultural roots. The terrain is deeply dissected by the winding courses of Flint Cr and Big Hollow Cr, creating a complex network of drainage that dictates the layout of local roads and farmsteads.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense concentration of burial sites, ranging from larger church-affiliated grounds like Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Cem and Welsh Chapel Cem to smaller, localized markers such as the Siefken Family Plot and Carter Cem. These sites, along with others like Millersburg Cem and Butcher Cem, provide a clear spatial record of early settlement patterns and family lineages across the Iowa prairie. The map further documents the transition into Prairie Grove and the southern reaches near Cedar Cr.