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2012 Map of Cambridge

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Cambridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Missouri River carves a dramatic path through this Chariton County landscape, defining the sharp meanders at Little Missouri Bend, Gilliam Bend, and Wilhoite Bend. The river's historical legacy is visible in the intricate oxbows and abandoned channels of the Old Channel Chariton River, where features like Hayes Cutoff and Big Cutoff illustrate the shifting hydrology of the floodplain. These wetlands and backwaters are further defined by the Chariton River Main Stem Levee, which protects the surrounding agricultural tracts.

Local settlements including Rockford, Cazzell, Aholt, and Cambridge serve as the primary human hubs in this river-bound region. For genealogists and local historians, several family and community burial grounds are documented, such as Porter Chapel Cemetery, Good Hope Cemetery, and Shulte Cemetery. The network of rural roads like Catfish City Ln and Slough Rd connects these landing points and farmsteads across a terrain also dotted by small water bodies like Cott Lake and Whiteside Lake.