Union Mills serves as a quiet focal point in this agricultural landscape of Mahaska County, positioned along the banks of the North Skunk River. This 2015 survey reveals a terrain deeply influenced by water, where the river and its tributaries, such as Buck Cr, Moon Cr, and Middle Cr, carve through the rolling sections of the township. The map is particularly useful for genealogical research, documenting several burial sites scattered across the countryside including Union Mills Cem, Mormon Point Cem, and Roberts Cem. The rectilinear grid of county roads like Co HWY g13 and Co HWY g19 maintains the long-standing land divisions, though the dense network of named avenues and streets such as Merino Ave and 110th ST provides a fine-grained look at property access and rural farmstead locations as they existed in the early 21st century.
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1954 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Gibson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Rose Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · University Park
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Barnes City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Oskaloosa
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1979 · Montezuma
USGS Topo · 1:24,000