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1965 Map of Bald Prairie

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Bald Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Bald Prairie serves as the central focal point of this rural Robertson County landscape, where the settlement and agricultural activity are defined by the winding paths of several watercourses. The drainage of Duck Creek and Mulberry Creek carves through the terrain, while smaller tributaries like Schoolhouse Branch and Herds Branch frame the localized farmsteads and fields. The distribution of civic and religious markers provides a clear view into the community's mid-century social structure.

Genealogists will find particular value in the documentation of localized sites such as the West Boone Prairie Ch and the nearby East Boone Prairie Cem. To the north, the Wesley Chapel and its associated Wesley Chapel Cem further illustrate the established settlement patterns. A prominent Pipeline cutting across the northern reaches of the quadrangle signals the industrial infrastructure layered over this traditional cattle and farming country.