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1978 Map of Bowling Green

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Bowling Green
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Bowling Green serves as the regional hub in this late 1970s survey of Pike County, Missouri, characterized by the intersection of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad and several arterial roads. The landscape transition from the town’s grid into the surrounding rural townships of Cuivre and Ashley is marked by a network of drainage systems, including Irvine Branch and the various forks of Sulphur Creek.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from small rural congregations like Antioch Ch and Faith Tabernacle to several family and community burial grounds such as Smith Cem and Fairview Cem. The presence of the Fish Hatchery near Bowling Green Reservoir and the Bowling Green Municipal Airport indicates a settled, multi-use landscape where agriculture, transportation, and local infrastructure converged during this era.