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2010 Map of Villisca

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Villisca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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Villisca and Nodaway serve as the primary hubs in this agricultural landscape defined by the convergence of the three branches of the Nodaway River. The town of Villisca is organized on a distinct grid west of the Middle Nodaway River, featuring the Villisca Post Office and several community landmarks. Further east, the smaller settlement of Nodaway sits near the East Nodaway River, maintaining its own Nodaway Post Office.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across the township, including several small or family-named plots such as Pierce Family Cemetery and Bakers Cut Cemetery. The terrain is deeply carved by watercourses like Wolf Run, Dunns Cr, and Long Branch, which dictate the placement of rural homesteads and the grid of section roads. Other local burial grounds, including Findley Cemetery, Rosehill Cemetery, Villisca Cemetery, and Carlisle Cemetery, are scattered across the uplands, offering valuable points of reference for local family history research.