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2015 Map of Bancroft

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Bancroft
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Bancroft sits at the northern edge of this landscape where the Daviess County and Grundy County border begins its southward run. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage, including Tombstone Cr and Cattail Cr, which carve through the land towards larger bodies like Billy Herrin Lake and Wayne Moore Lake. The rural character of the area is anchored by several long-standing landmarks, including Antioch Cemetery and the Pilot Grove Number 2 Cemetery, providing valuable reference points for local genealogy.

Transportation follows a grid of established local roads such as Beacon Ave and Harbor Ave, connecting scattered farmsteads and agricultural clearings. To the south, Spillman Field and the waters of Jamesport Lake mark the transition into the neighboring township. This survey reflects a quintessential Missouri agricultural landscape, where family-named features like Wilson Hollow persist alongside the modern county divisions.