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1953 Map of Calhoun West

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Calhoun West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Missouri Kansas Texas railroad cuts a diagonal path through this rural Henry County landscape, serving the small settlements of Calhoun and Lewis. The terrain is defined by the drainage of West Fork Tebo Creek and its many tributaries, such as Sand Creek and Deer Creek, which create a complex network of ridges and bottoms. This area reflects a mid-century Missouri agricultural and extractive economy, evidenced by the presence of the Redding Mine and a local Gravel Pit.

Social life in the township of Deer Creek and surrounding areas centered on country schools and churches. Scattered across the hills are numerous rural education sites including Deer Creek Sch, Highland Sch, and Bronaugh Sch. Places of worship and memorial like Drakes Chapel, Mt Gilead Ch, and Combs Cem provide essential anchor points for genealogists tracing family roots in the Bethlehem and Shawnee vicinities.