Warsaw Dome (New Name)

Old Name: Warsaw Anticline

Location

T4N, R9W, Hancock County (E-1)

References

Bell 1932

Description

Bell (1932) mapped the structure of part of Hancock County. The contact of the Warsaw and Keokuk Formations (Mississippian) was contoured on the basis of outcrops and water well and oil test records. His map shows an irregular dome about 2 miles (3 km) in diameter and centered in Section 1, T4N, R9W. The indicated closure is at least 30 feet (9 m). Bell (1932) defined the feature as an anticline, but the name is changed to Warsaw Dome to reflect the nearly circular shape of the structure.