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1984 Map of Altamont

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Altamont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The sprawling waters of Lake Viking dominate the central landscape of this Missouri quadrangle, a significant man-made reservoir characterized by its many fingers and inlets. To the south, the village of Altamont sits along the Old Railroad Grade, reflecting the region's historical reliance on rail transport before the transition to modern highway networks. The settlement of Civil Bend is located in the north, surrounded by several family and community burial sites including Civil Bend Cem and Civil Bend Christian Cem.

The topography transitions from the alluvial bottomlands of the Grand River in the northeast to the more dissected drainage basins of Big Creek and Cottonwood Creek. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with cemeteries, preserving the locations of Frazier Cem, Trotter Cem, and Craborchard Cem. Local infrastructure is further detailed by the Lake Viking Airport and a prominent Wooden Pole Trans Line cutting across the central hills.