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2016 Map of Baxter

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Baxter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Baxter serves as a central hub in this Putnam County landscape, where the plateau terrain is deeply carved by watercourses like Mine Lick Cr and Maxwell Br. The map reveals a dense network of family-named landmarks and rural settlements, including Bloomington Springs, Ensor, and Boma, each connected by winding routes like Martin Creek Rd. The high density of small family burial grounds, such as Whitaker Cem, McReynolds Cem, and Pippin Cem, offers a detailed spatial record for genealogists tracing local lineage through the hollows and ridges.

Prominent landforms like Goolsby Ridge and Dyer Ridge dictate the placement of roads and homesteads, while the western edge transitions into Stanton Hollow near Sadler. The presence of the Odd Fellows Cem in Baxter and numerous other community cemeteries across the quadrangle indicates a long-settled rural tradition where historical property lines and family names remain etched into the contemporary topography.