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2015 Map of Saint Charles

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

St. Charles and its surrounding townships in Madison and Warren Counties are defined by a complex network of prairie streams and rural settlements. The drainage of Middle River, Clanton Cr, and Painter Cr carves through the landscape, influencing the placement of early road corridors like Valleyview Trl and Wildrose Ave. A significant cultural landmark, the Imes Covered Bridge, stands near the southern edge of the survey area, representing the preservation of historic timber construction in this part of Iowa.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds, including Brush Ridge Cem, Blair Chapel Cem, Close Cem, and Viney Cem, many of which are isolated within the agricultural grid far from current town centers. Smaller hamlets such as Hanley, Patterson, and Bevington serve as anchor points for the rural community, showing the persistence of traditional crossroads settlements into the modern era.