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2021 Map of Buffalo

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Buffalo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The County Courthouse in Buffalo anchors this survey of central Dallas County, where the Ozark plateau begins to fracture into the river valleys of the Niangua watershed. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Niangua River and its northern counterpart, the Little Niangua River, which cut through the terrain to create distinctive features like Todd Hollow and Sugartree Hollow. These waterways were central to early local infrastructure, as evidenced by the Watermill Bridge spanning a tributary of the Niangua.

Small rural settlements such as Pumpkin Center, Wood Hill, and Cloverdale are connected by a network of state roads and county routes like Robbers Roost RD. For those tracing family histories, several burial grounds are documented, including New Hope Cem, Union Home Cem, and the hyphenated Riverview - Sweaney Cem. The map also captures modern utility and transport, from the Buffalo Municipal Airport to the local waters at Gum Springs.