Maps are included when available to give you an idea what part of the county your ancestors may have resided in.  Some locations simply have not been located to date, which means either we just haven't found them, or the source information which placed them in Muscatine County was incorrect (in some cases an obituary or death certificate).

If you can provide additional information on the locations of any of the below listings, have additional listings or maps you would like to contribute, please feel free to email them.

1850       United States Survey Department, drawn by Guy H. Carleton

1854       New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States.  Baldwin, Thomas and J. Thomas, M.D
                Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Grambo, & Co., 1854

1855        Edward Mendenhall map, 1855, Cincinnati, OH

1856       Parker’s Sectional & Geological Map of Iowa by Nathan H. Parker author of “Iowa As It Is,”
                Clinton Iowa. 1856

1881       Iowa Railway Commission map

1883       Geo. F. Cram, Engraver and Publisher. Chicago ILL.

1893        Rand McNally & Co., Engravers, Chicago

1895      "The New 11 x 14 Atlas of the World" 1895 by the Rand McNally Corporation

1898       Frank H. Galbraith, McEwen Map Co., Chicago, IL

1911       History of Muscatine Co IA (Clarke)
                History of Louisa Co IA (Springer)
 
1925       Atlas of Colfax County (Nebraska) and the World (has Iowa map)

1976       Fork of the River: History is People (Mabel Estle Brown)

1994 and 2000      USGS National Mapping Information and US Census Tiger Mapping
                                 United States Department of the Interior
 

Adams  also known as  Adams Mill in 1895 pop 28 had Post Office and Rail Service in 2000 listed as historical locale  Lat 412858N Lon 0911436W

 
 

Ardon  in 2000  populated  place  Lat 412342N Long 0911118W  has cemetery

 

Atalissa in 1895 pop 263  had Post Office, Express Office  and Railroad Service In 1994 pop 423

 
 

Bayfield  1881 mapped by  Iowa Railway Commission (the heavy lines are rail routes) 1895 no post office had Express Office and Railroad Service    not found 2000-may be what is now designated as DAYFIELD

 

Bloomington-original name of Muscatine see MUSCATINE

Have not located a pre-1836 map showing Bloomington

 

Cedar Town Unable to locate on any atlas or map

Location Unknown

 

Centre Grove 1854  a Post Office  in Muscatine Co  1855 Edward Mendenhall map of Co shows Centre Grove directly to the North of Melpine and to the west of Moscow not found 2000

 
 

Conesville  also known as Cone Township: Orono 1895 pop 258 had Post Office  (no express or railroad service) 1994 pop 315  has Post Office no rail station has cemetery

 

Cranston 2000 listed as populated place (pop not given) has cemetery

 

Culver Unable to locate on map or atlas listings

Location Unknown

 

Dayfield 2001 Located NE of Muscatine on Bayfield Road. Is this the old Bayfield?

 

Drum or Drumm Have been unable to find  any documentation of this locale, but there were  Drumm families within Cedar and Muscatine Co and several are buried at Parr Cemetery near Pleasant Prairie

Location Unknown

 

Durant 2000 in Cedar Co on  Muscatine Co border (the greenish line is the county line on the map--the green line running north and south on the image is the county line between Scott Co & Muscatine Co- the one running e/w is Cedar Co line) cemetery in Muscatine Co

 

Fairport  also known as "Jug Town" 1854 listed as a post-village in  Muscatine county, Iowa on the W. bank of the Mississippi river, 40 miles E.S.E. from Iowa City. 1895 pop 198 had  Post Office, Express office and Railroad Service Historical Information from USGS Fairport was once known as 'Jug Town' because of its pottery works.   Beginning around 1869, John Feustel, a german immigrant started making pottery. The name lasted about 40 years. Today pottery is no longer made there has cemetery

 

Fruitland  1895 had  Post Office Express Office and  Railroad Service 1994 pop 547

 

Fulton now known as STOCKTON from USGS (historical note) The name was Fulton in 1855,  but later, when a shipment of goods went to another Iowa town  of that name, the name was changed. (to Stockton)

unable to locate any early map showing town named as Fulton see map under STOCKTON

 

Geneva 1850 U S Survey Dept map shows Geneva just northeast of the City of Muscatine   2000 there is Geneva Island,  Geneva Country Club and  Geneva School, but no Geneva

 
 

Glendale  also known as Glen Dale Now known as WILTON see Historical Note under Wilton

Name used only for about one year-have not found any maps to date showing the town listed as Glendale.  See the WILTON map

 

Hahn's Switch Have been unable to locate on any maps to date but there were Hahn families in the Muscatine  County area 2000 no record

Location not known

 

Hudson 1850 mapped by US Survey Dept located about 1/2 way between Atalissa and West Liberty (map pictured) 1854 listed as a village in  Muscatine co., Iowa,  20 miles E.S.E. of Iowa City 2000 no record

 

Iowa 1850 US Survey Map shows Iowa west of Fairport along the River Road to the Southeast of Melpine If it were not for the dot indicating a town next to this location, it would appear to  be the identification of Iowa from Illinois, as found on later maps 2000 no record

 

Lacey Have not found any map listing for this location in Muscatine Co 2000 no record

Location not known

 

Lucas 1850 U S Survey Dept Mapping  (shown here) shows Lucas apparently  as a "junction" of two proposed railroads. in 1854 listed as a village in Muscatine co., Iowa,  near Cedar river, 25 miles S. E. of Iowa City.

 

Madura 1925 Shown on Iowa Map as being in the SW section  of the county close to where the 1898 atlas lists MYRTLE

Scan of map forthcoming

 

Manatheka early trading post pre-1836 located on the bluffs near Muscatine.

No pre 1836 map of area located to date

 

Melpine  1850 US Survey Dept mapped Melpine (see  map accompanying MILLAR) 1854 listed as a post-village in Muscatine co., Iowa, 40 miles E. S. E. from Iowa City 2000 map showing historical location of Melpine Post Office has cemetery

 

Midway Beach 2001  Located between Fairport and Montpelier east of Wildcat Den State Parkway on Highway 22

 

Millar 1850 was mapped by US Survey Dept located Northeast of Moscow on  Mud Creek

 

Montpelier  Twp: Montpelier  1895 had Post Office, Express office and Railroad Service 2000 listed as populated place pop not given has cemetery

 

Moscow  Township: Moscow 1854 listed as a post-village in Muscatine co., Iowa, 25 miles E. S. E. from Iowa City 1895 population 273 had Post Office, Express Office  Railroad Service 2000 listed as populated place (pop not given)

 

Muscatine formerly BLOOMINGTON previously known as Bloomington Township: Bloomington 1854 listed as a flourishing city and  river-port of Iowa, and capital of Muscatine county, situated on the  right bank of the Mississippi,  100 miles above Keokuk, and 32 miles S. E. from Iowa City.  Commencing at the head of the  upper rapids of the river,  that stream  may be traced in a direction almost  due west for more than 40 miles,  until it strikes a series of bold rocky  bluffs, by which its course is suddenly turned towards the S. At the apex of this bend, on the summit of these  bluffs, is situated the city of Muscatine.  The place was first settled by the whites in 1836, previous to which  time it had been an Indian trading post, known by the name of Manatheka.  It is one of the most populous and  commercial towns of the state, and is the shipping point for  an extensive and fertile territory.  In consequence of the bend in the river, Muscatine is nearer the centre of the state than the other ports on the  Mississippi, and it naturally commands the trade of two great fluvial divisions of Iowa, namely, the valleys of the Red Cedar and Iowa rivers.  The projected railroad from Rock  Island, Illinois, to Fort Des Moines is expected to pass through this place Muscatine has a good landing for steamboats, which ply frequently between this and other towns on the river.  It contained, in 1850, 2 printing offices and several churches.  Pop. in 1853, estimated at 5000. 1895 population 11,454 had Post Office Express office and Rail Service

 

Musserville

 

Myrtle Township: Cedar pre 1860 "Fork of the River" notes that prior to 1860 residents of Conesville vicinity used either the post office at Muscatine or Myrtle (described as just across the Cedar River in Cedar Twp from Conesville) as a mailing address.  The 1860 Census listed them all as "Port Allen" residents.  In 1861 Orono established a post office.   1898 shown to be SW of Adams and NW of Fruitland (don't ya just love the 1898 Frank Galbraith map???)

 

New Era 2000 listed as populated place pop not given Green on map next to New Era is Wildcat Den State Park New Era Rd borders  the State Park Dodge Cemetery (despoiled) is in this area on a private farm

 

Newberg have not located on any map or atlas

Location Unknown

 

Nichols  Township: Pike  also known as Nichols Station 1895 pop 238 had Post Office Express Office and Railroad Service

 

Orono Township: Orono 1861 per "Fork of the River" post office was established at Orono with Alonzo Brockway acting as first Postmaster. 1870  At the same time as Conesville was being surveyed and platted by  Beebe Cone, Lots on the West Side of the railroad tracks owned by the heirs of Hezekiah Ricketts were laid out in town lots.  This was where most of the businesses and largest portion of what is now Conesville were located.   On 18 May 1878, the entire settlement (Conesville, Cone Station (200 feet of land for the depot donated to Cone for the purpose of building a rail depot) and Orono, were regularly incorporated as  the town of Conesville. (Information per Mabel Estle Brown's "Fork of the River: History is People")

Not available at this time- see Conesville

 
 

Overman's Ferry 1854 listed as a post-office  of Muscatine co., Iowa 1856 map (Overman's Ferry is just above the S and C of  MUSCATINE (the county label)

 

Petersburg   2000 Populated Place in Muscatine Co--southwest of Stockton near the  Scott County Line per USGS Mapping

 

Pike  1850 U S Survey map shows Pike 1854 listed as a post-office  of Muscatine co., Iowa 1856 map Pike P.O. is just below the M in the MUSCATINE  county label.

 

Pine Mills  1895 had Post Office 2000 listed as historical locale  near the Intersection of Wildcat Den State Parkway & 181st St. Green spot next to  Pine Mills locale is State Park.

 

Pleasant Prairie  1895 population 62 had Post Office

 

Port Allen 0 Two different settlements used the name Port Allen, which causes some confusion as to which County it was actually located in. The 1911 History of Muscatine Co lists Port Allen as being located in the extreme southern portion of Orono Twp, Sec 31, Muscatine Co., on the Louisa Co line 1/2 mile east of the Cedar River. and that the town plat was recorded on 18 Nov 1871.  HOWEVER, the book goes on further to say "This Muscatine Co. Port Allen is the second town by that name and is north of the first one, which was in Oakland Twp (Louisa County) directly across the river from Todd Town. Springer's 1911 History of Louisa Co indicates that "Old" Port Allen was locaed in Oakland Twp Louisa Co in the fork of the Cedar and Iowa rivers and was laid out by George Allen, and Joseph, William and Peter Blake on 19 Mar 1841 and plat was acknowledged on 20 Mar 1841 by Enoch Maxson, Justice of the Peace. This hopefully will explain why the maps seem to "vary" on its location. 1850 US Survey Dept map shows Port Allen (see map shown for Springfield) located SW of Springfield 1856 map shows  Port Allen clearly on the Louisa Co side of the county lines 1895 had Railroad  service but no  Post Office-atlas lists in Muscatine Co. 2000 listed as historical locale and maps it as right ON the county line (there's nothing  there that I know of except some  farms along the Todd's Ferry Road and the IBP Meat Packing Plant)

 

Portland 2000 no listing

Location Unknown

 

Powasheek 2000 no listing

Location Unknown

 
 

Rainbow  2000 no listing

Location Unknown

 

Richman  2000 no listing

Location unknown

 
 

Salem  1850 mapped by US Survey Dept as located very close to Fairport. 2000 no listing

Springfield  1850 US Survey Dept map shows Springfield located to to the SW of the City of Muscatine and almost due North of  Strawberry Hill 1854 listed as a village in  Muscatine co., Iowa,  on Cedar river, 25 miles  S. E. from Iowa City 2000 no listing

 

Stockton  previously known as FULTON (see historical note) 1895 population 121 had Post Office, Express Office  and Railroad Service 1994 Populated Place pop 223 USGS Historical Note: The name was Fulton in 1855, but later, when a shipment of goods went to another Iowa town of that name, the name was changed.

 

Strawberry Hill  1850 US Survey Dept map  included Strawberry Hill  (see map shown for Springfield) 1854 listed as a post-office of Muscatine co., Iowa 1856 map Strawberry Hill can be seen in the SW  corner of the county map 2000 no listing

 

Summit  previously also known as Summit Bridge 1895 had no post office; had Express Office and Railroad Service 2000 listed as populated place (pop not given)

 

Sweetland  Twp: Sweetland also known as Sweetland Centre 1854 listed as a post-office  of Muscatine co., Iowa 1895 had Post Office no Express Office or Railroad Service 2000 lists as populated place map is of historical Sweetland Centre Post Office location

 
 

West Liberty  Twp: Wapsinonoc  in 1895 pop 1,268  had Post Office,  Express Office  and Railroad Service 1994 Populated Place pop 3,444

 
 

Wilton Twp: Wilton previously known as Wilton Junction,  Muscatine Junction and Glendale 1895 population 1,212  had Post Office, Express Office and  Rail Service 2000 listed as populated place Because of a conflict between  two bankers who owned large amounts of stock in the railroad that passed through, the brakeman were forbidden to call 'Wilton' when  the train reached the town. For a long time they referred to Wilton as 'Muscatine Junction'. Later, another conflict had arisen at the  time of the naming of the village. For almost a year the town was  known as Glendale, but before the plat was recorded, the present name was selected.

 
 

Wyoming  Twp: Sweetland 1850 mapped by US Survey dept  due west of Fairport.  Map shown is 1850 1854 listed as a village in  Muscatine co., Iowa, on  Mississippi river, 40 miles  S. E. by E. from Iowa City In the 1930's a WPA publication called "IOWA; A GUIDE TO THE HAWKEYE STATE" indicates that Fairport was once called Wyoming but the mapping her shows both  Wyoming AND Fairport.   2000 no listing