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2021 Map of Arley

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Arley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

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Kearney anchors the southeast corner of this Missouri landscape, where the northern reaches of Clay County meet the Clinton County line. The terrain is defined by the dendritic drainage patterns of Owl Creek, Eberts Branch, and Holtzclaw Creek, which feed into larger impoundments like Hal Reed Lake and the Number 159 Reservoir. These waterways shape the rural road network, which transitions from named streets near the burgeoning settlement of Kearney to numbered county roads further north.

Genealogical interest is found in the scattered burial grounds that mark early family settlements, including Cook Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, and Ecton Cemetery. The area’s aviation history is represented by the Block Air Village Airport, situated west of Mount Zion Cemetery. This survey illustrates the persistent agricultural character of the region as suburban expansion from the south begins to influence the traditional landscape of small crossroads like Lilly.