2022 Map of Turkey River

About this map

The confluence of the Turkey River and the Mississippi River shapes this corner of Clayton County, Iowa, and Grant County, Wisconsin. Near the riverbanks, the settlement of Millville sits at the junction of several valley roads, while across the water, the Cassville Car Ferry provides a critical link to Cassville. The terrain is defined by deep hollows such as Adams Mill Hollow, Panther Hollow, and Hog Hollow, where the landscape transitions into high ridges including Jolly Ridge and Pumpkin Ridge. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in family-named burial sites, including Bierer Cem, Friedlein Cem, Redman Cem, Graham Cem, Griffith Cem, and the Myer Property Cem. This survey illustrates the relationship between the rugged bluff geography and the small-scale infrastructure of river crossings and rural cemeteries that characterized the region in the early 2020s.