2015 Map of Turkey River

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a dynamic border between Iowa and Wisconsin, dominated by a complex network of backwaters and side channels like Bluff Slough and Skimmetthorn Slough. On the eastern bank, the village of Cassville sits across from the mouth of the Turkey River, which cuts through the high bluffs of Clayton County. This landscape is defined by deep, family-named ravines and hollows such as Andregg Hollow, Panther Hollow, and Hog Hollow. Settlement patterns are traced through numerous small upland cemeteries, including the Friedlein Cem and Bierer Cem, which highlight the genealogical history of early farming communities in Millville and Cherry Valley. In the south, the terrain becomes increasingly complex around the headwaters of Bluebell Cr and the preserve of White Pine Hollow near the Dubuque County line.