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2018 Map of Postville NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Yellow River and the N Fork Yellow River carve through this section of Winneshiek County, establishing the dominant drainage pattern for the surrounding agricultural uplands. The landscape is a network of rural section roads, including the historically significant Lincoln Hwy Rd in the northwest, which once served as a primary transcontinental route. This map is particularly notable for its dense concentration of small burial grounds, offering significant genealogical value.

Family and community history is preserved at sites like the Washington Prairie Cem, Norwegian Methodist Cem, and the Roy Schultz Property Cem near Walden Pond. These cemeteries, alongside locations such as the Pagin Cem and Centennial Cem, reflect the early settlement patterns of Norwegian and other European immigrants who established homesteads along the bluffs of the Trout River and its tributaries. The proximity of these grounds to old farmsteads and rural intersections provides a clear window into the 19th and early 20th-century social fabric of the region.