THE QUINNEBAUGH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Missouri Alluvial Plain setting.
Quinnebaugh township has 23.7 square miles of land in Burt County. Its Census reference point is in Missouri Alluvial Plain, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Quinnebaugh and Burt County
Quinnebaugh is associated with Burt County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Quinnebaugh by land and water
The Census records 1.16 square miles of water within Quinnebaugh, or 4.7% of its total area. It is 3.6 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for Burt County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Quinnebaugh township has 23.2 times the land area of nearby Decatur village (1.02 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

