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2017 Map of Bloomfield

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Bloomfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Bloomfield serves as the focal point of this southeastern Missouri landscape, situated where the rolling terrain of the Ozark foothills begins to meet the flatlands of the Mississippi embayment. The town's grid is clearly defined, surrounded by several family and community burial grounds such as the Bloomfield Cem, Walker Cem, and North Antioch Cem, which provide significant points of interest for genealogical research.

The Upper Castor River meanders across the quadrangle, joined by tributaries like Mud Cr and Poplar Br. This waterway, along with scattered water bodies like Joe Hendley Lake and Whites Lake, dictates the local geography and historical settlement patterns. Smaller communities like Aquilla and Zadock are connected by a network of state highways and county roads, reflecting a long-standing agricultural and rural residential character that has persisted into the early 21st century.