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2018 Map of Saint Joseph

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The East Fork Des Moines River winds through this section of northern Iowa, defining a landscape of agricultural precision and water management. Centered on the border of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, the area is characterized by a grid of rural roads and an extensive network of artificial waterways like Drainage Ditch Number 182 and Drainage Ditch Number 8. These engineered channels highlight the region's reliance on intensive land drainage to maintain its productive farm acreage.

Settlement is concentrated around the community of St. Joseph, anchored by the Saint Joseph's Catholic Cem. To the north, the small siding of Galbraith and the private Kohlhaas Airport punctuate the vast fields. Genealogists will find several burial sites preserved across the landscape, including the Damman Cem near the eastern border and Union Cem to the south, providing a record of the families who settled this prairie land.