Spoon River meanders through this landscape, defining the rural character of Knox County during the early twenty-first century. The area is marked by a dense concentration of lineage-based burial sites such as Caldwell Family Cem and Williams Family Cem, suggesting deep generational ties to the land near the small settlements of Truro and Dahinda. To the northwest, the terrain transitions into a series of water bodies including Spoon Lake, Corn Crib Lake, and Greens Oaks Lake, which highlight the region's managed water resources and residential developments like those along Tanglewood Cir. The infrastructure is anchored by a grid of county roads, including Knox Hwy 15 and Knox Highway 11, while landmarks like Lapham Bridge and the Po at Dahinda serve as local transit and service hubs. This topography reveals a shift from traditional agricultural plots to modern recreational lakefronts and preserved family histories.
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1931 · Galva
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1940 · Galva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Maquon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Maquon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Galva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Kewanee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Elmwood
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Elmwood
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Burlington
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Davenport
USGS Topo · 1:250,000