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1954 Map of Columbia

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Columbia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Lindsey Wilson College and the County High School anchor the northern hub of Columbia in this mid-century survey of Adair County. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Russell Creek and its many tributaries, including Petty's Fork Russell Creek and Sulphur Creek. This map reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure, from the Waterworks near town to the numerous country schools and churches that served outlying communities like New Zion and Fairplay.

Genealogists will find significant value in the high density of family burial grounds, such as McClister Cem, Dillingham Cem, and Waggener Cem, which are scattered throughout the ridges and hollows. The southern portion of the map transition into higher elevations at Earl Ridge and Harvey Ridge, where the settlement of Glens Fork sits at the junction of West Fork Glens Creek and several unnamed local routes.