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Colesburg Iowa Map

Explore Colesburg, Iowa, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Colesburg, Iowa

How to Use This Colesburg, Iowa Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Colesburg, Iowa. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Iowa or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Colesburg.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Colesburg
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Delaware County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.639436
Longitude	-91.202078
Population	386
Density	506.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52035
Area Code	712
County Seat	Manchester
School District	Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District

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About Colesburg, Iowa

Colesburg is a locality in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 386. The population density is 506.9 people per km². Colesburg is located at 42.6394°N, 91.2021°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Colesburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52035.

Colesburg emerges from the expansive, undulating prairie like a steady pulse in the quiet geometry of the Midwestern plains. It lies 29.0 miles west-northwest of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 16.8 miles northeast of Manchester. The landscape surrounding Colesburg is defined by the patient labor of agriculture, where vast fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the occasional windbreak of hardwoods. Just a mile away, the cool, shaded waters of Bloody Run carve a limestone-lined path through the earth, while the nearby Ram Hollow Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tangled brush and native grasses that mirror the untamed character of the original tallgrass prairie. As the sun dips low, the light catches the limestone outcrops, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields and turning the deep, fertile soil into a dark, velvet expanse that feels both ancient and enduring.

Colesburg carries the quiet weight of its origins, rooted in the industrious spirit of nineteenth-century settlers who recognized the potential in this temperate, inland geography. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest and the stewardship of the land, a discipline that has fostered a culture of self-reliance and unshowy, literate civility. Life here moves in accordance with the seasons, far removed from the clamor of coastal centers, finding its focus in the preservation of heritage and the slow, deliberate work of the community. Beyond the immediate fields, the distant silhouette of Hefel Ridge provides a constant, hazy anchor for the imagination, while the rare, tranquil stillness of the region is broken only by the seasonal migration of birds heading toward the distant waters of Wood Duck Slough.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ram Hollow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 113° SE
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.7 mi, 327° NW · 2,440 acres
Colesburg Roadside Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 169° S
Pine Creek (Clayton) Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 319° NW · 50 acres
White Pine Hollow State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 091° E
Twin Bridges Park and Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 264° W
White Pine Hollow State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 109° E
Fountain Springs Creek Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 253° W
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 112° E
Plagmans Barn Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 344° N
Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 144° SE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.6 mi, 037° NE · 274k acres
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 035° NE
Nelson Dewey State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 051° NE
Stonefield Historic Site (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 056° NE
Inwood Woodcarving Exhibit (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 159° S
Veteran’s Memorial (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 028° NE
Lockmasters House Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 028° NE
Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 159° S
Field of Dreams (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 143° SE
Manchester Fish Hatchery (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 219° SW
World's Largest Strawberry (Public Artwork) — 17.2 mi, 280° W
Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 269° W
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 20.5 mi, 004° N · 2,460 acres
Signal Point (Viewpoint) — 24.8 mi, 009° N
Badger Hut (Historic Ruins) — 25.1 mi, 082° E
Wadena Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 26.9 mi, 301° NW
Richardson-Jakway House (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 263° W
Five Flags Theater (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 072° E
Creekside Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 107° E

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