Bluff Springs serves as a primary settlement node in this Cass County landscape, situated where the terrain begins to transition from the flat agricultural plains toward the drainages of Lost Cr and Clear Cr. The area is notably dense with small family and community burial grounds, such as McLane Cem, Lee Cem, and Dupes Cem, which provide a detailed genealogical record of the region’s early landowning families. Near the southern edge, the map shows the outskirts of a larger community with the Arenzville North Cem, Arenzville East Cem, and Trinity Lutheran Cem. The rural road network, including names like Old Highway Rd and 6 Mile Rd, connects the scattered hamlet of Jules to the surrounding farms. This 2021 update preserves the locations of numerous historic sites like Buck Cem and Jockisch Cem while documenting the contemporary hydrological patterns of Prairie Cr and Mannel Br.
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1926 · Beardstown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1929 · Arenzville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1930 · Chandlerville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Arenzville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Chandlerville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Virginia
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Virginia
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Beardstown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Quincy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Quincy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000