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1971 Map of Camden SW

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Camden SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Camden sits at the eastern edge of this landscape, where the St Louis Southwestern and Missouri Pacific railroads converge near the bottomland of Two Bayou. The terrain to the west is defined by a dense network of creek branches, including Panther Creek, Hale Creek, and Lewis Bayou, interspersed with family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds. Genealogists may find value in the locations of Eternal Rest Cem, Hawkins Cem, and Pleasant Hill Cem, which are scattered among small community centers like Finnswitch.

Religious life is anchored by several rural congregations, such as First Union Ch and Mt Zion Ch, while the industrial footprint of the early 1970s is visible in scattered Drill Hole sites and a prominent Pipeline corridor. Water features like Greenings Lake and Kennedy Pond are connected by historical paths like Adams Trail and Maul Road, reflecting a landscape of traditional transit routes and small-scale timber or agricultural clearings.