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1951 Map of Bates City

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bates City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Bates City and the neighboring community of Oak Grove anchor this 1951 topographic survey of the Jackson and Lafayette County line. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Sni-A-Bar Creek and its tributaries, including East Fork Sni-A-Bar Creek and Horseshoe Creek. The southern portion of the map highlights the critical transportation corridor of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad, which runs parallel to the primary east-west road.

Rural life in the mid-century is meticulously documented through a high density of one-room schoolhouses and family-named cemeteries. Researchers can locate several education landmarks such as Fish Sch, Fairview Sch, and the uniquely named Happy Hollow Sch. Religious and memorial sites like Pleasant Prairie Cem and the Bates City Cem provide essential data for genealogists tracing local families across the rolling terrain of Sni A Bar and Clay townships.