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1963 Map of Advance

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Advance
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Advance serves as the primary hub of this corner of Stoddard County in the early 1960s, situated where the St Louis - San Francisco railroad meets the lowlands. The landscape transition is stark, moving from the northern Goose Pond Hills down into a plain managed by the Diversion Channel and Tilley Ditch. These drainage features, along with the Castor River, define the agricultural character of the region during this era.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural landmarks, including Swinton and the rail junction at Brownwood. The map records numerous family and community landmarks, such as Cruse Cem and Liberty Hill Ch, alongside remnants of earlier transportation infrastructure like the Old Railroad Grade. Further south, the terrain becomes more varied around Swan Pond, where scattered Gravel Pits suggest local industrial activity amidst the farmland.