2010 Map of Pleasanton

About this map

Pleasanton anchors the western edge of this Iowa-Missouri border landscape, where the headwaters of numerous creeks begin their winding paths south. The terrain is marked by a high density of rural burial grounds, including Dale Cemetery, Cowles Cemetery, and Hamilton Cemetery, which suggest long-established family ties to the land. Settlement clusters around crossroad communities like Adel, home to the Adel Post Office, and Saline, positioned near the banks of Coal Creek. The central portion of the quadrangle features Shields Lake and the Shields Lake Dam, a notable artificial water body in a region otherwise defined by the dendritic drainage patterns of Kilgore Creek and Hickory Branch. The road network, composed of numerical and alphabetical routes like Co RD j66 and Basswood Ave, connects these small hubs across the undulating prairie topography.