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2015 Map of Readlyn

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The town of Readlyn serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Bremer County, where a grid of rural routes like Co HWY v49 and 230th ST connects the farming community. The area is defined by the winding course of the Wapsipinicon River, which meanders through the eastern half of the map, creating a belt of wetlands and varied terrain that contrasts with the surrounding sectioned fields.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial sites, including Saint Mathews Lutheran Cem, Saint Pauls Cem, and Zions Cem near the main settlement, as well as the more isolated Grove Hill Cem to the east. Further south, the small community of Klinger sits near the Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cem, illustrating the settlement patterns of German-Lutheran immigrants who established these tight-knit parishes and crossroads hamlets across the Iowa prairie.