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2015 Map of Sperry

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Des Moines County is defined by the intersection of small settlements and the winding waterways that drain the Iowa prairie. The community of Sperry serves as a local hub, while the crossroads at Dodgeville sits near the headwaters of Knotty Cr. A network of country roads, including Wapello Rd and Iowa City Rd, links several long-established rural cemeteries that offer significant genealogical value, such as Old Stone Cem and Saint Marys Cem.

Evidence of the area's spiritual and community roots is found at Saint John's United Cem and Salem Lutheran Cem. The terrain is deeply etched by the drainage of Flint Creek and its many tributaries, spanned by infrastructure like the Flint River Bridge. This 2015 survey illustrates how traditional land divisions and burial grounds persist alongside the modern road grid in this part of southeastern Iowa.