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1952 Map of Bradley NE

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Bradley NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The State Game Refuge occupies a significant portion of southern Lafayette County in this early 1950s survey, defined by the winding course of Bodcau Creek and the lowlands of Walker Creek. The map documents a landscape transitioning into an industrial phase, with numerous Oil Wells and Gas Wells appearing alongside established rural community markers. The settlement pattern is rooted in local congregations and family landmarks, including Crossroads Ch. and the small community of Heirs.

Transport is dominated by the St Louis Southwestern railroad corridor running along the western edge, while interior movement relied on the network of roads connecting the McClendon Cem. and Demoss Cem.. This map is particularly useful for genealogists tracing families associated with the several rural churches, such as Piney Grove Ch and St Jonah Ch, which served the disparate farmsteads and resource workers of the era.