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2017 Map of Cambridge

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Cambridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Missouri River carves a sweeping arc through the heart of this landscape, defining the border between Saline Co and Chariton Co. This stretch of the river is marked by dramatic oxbows and evidence of historical channel shifts, visible in features like Hayes Cutoff, Big Cutoff, and Gilliam Bend. The river's influence on the local geography is clear, with numerous floodplain lakes such as Whiteside Lake, C and S Lake, and Cott Lake scattered along its banks.

Settlement patterns follow the higher ground away from the immediate riverbanks, with small communities such as Rockford, Cazzell, and Aholt connected by a network of county roads. For genealogists, the map is a significant resource, documenting numerous family and community burial grounds including Cambridge Cem, Porter Chapel Cem, Asbury Cem, and Good Hope Cem. The confluence of the Chariton River with the Missouri near Little Missouri Bend highlights the area's importance as a drainage point for the surrounding fertile Missouri bottomlands.