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2015 Map of Boekerton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Tallapoosa and Boekerton anchor this 2015 survey of the Missouri Bootheel, a landscape defined by an extensive network of drainage engineering. The map reveals the intricate water management system necessary for this region's agricultural productivity, including Ditch Number 1, Ditch Number 256, and Ditch Number 60. These man-made channels intersect the natural path of the Little River, which snakes through the eastern portion of the quadrangle near Portage Open Bay.

Settlement patterns follow the grid of county roads and highways, with smaller communities such as Hartzell, Frailie, and Garver situated among the fields. The boundary between New Madrid Co and Pemiscot Co runs across the southern portion of the sheet, providing a clear reference for researchers tracking family land or local jurisdictions near New Garver. The density of named drainage ditches illustrates the legacy of land reclamation that transformed this section of the Mississippi Flyway into fertile farmland.