2022 Map of Union

About this map

The Iowa River meanders southward through the heart of this landscape, defining the transition between the agricultural uplands of Hardin and Marshall Counties. In the north, the town of Union sits at a historic rail junction near the river, while the settlement of Liscomb occupies the eastern rise. The map is particularly notable for its density of small, family and community burial sites that tell the story of early settlement, including the Whitaker Family Burial Ground and Bangor Friends Cem near the community of Bangor. To the south, the terrain rises into Morman Ridge, overlooking the small basin of Morman Lake. This survey of the Iowa heartland illustrates a persistent pattern of rural life, where small-town centers are connected by a grid of county roads such as Co HWY s62 and Co HWY e18, serving the dispersed farmsteads and historic cemeteries that anchor the local heritage.