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2012 Map of Center

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Salt River carves a winding path across this portion of Ralls County, serving as the primary geographic corridor through a landscape defined by small crossroads settlements and creek drainage systems. The town of Center anchors the southern portion of the map, while smaller locales like Cincinnati, Hatch, and Spalding dot the northern and western stretches. Family and community heritage is grounded in sites such as Greathouse Cemetery, Norton Cemetery, and Olivet Cemetery, which are scattered among the agricultural fields and wooded hollows.

Infrastructure in this era is characterized by a network of rural roads and bridges, including Asher Bridge and a crossing at Little Ford. Numerous named waterways, such as Nichols Creek, Ely Creek, and Owl Creek, feed into the river valley, while terrain features like Johnson Hollow and Griffin Hollow illustrate the area's natural topography. The map detail highlights the distribution of structures and rural routes, reflecting the region's long-standing agricultural character and small-town organization.