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1951 Map of Columbia

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Columbia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

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Columbia sits at the geological heart of this mid-century survey, positioned where the Sugarloaf Hills overlook the broad American Bottoms floodplain. The landscape is a mix of agricultural plateau and industrial utility, evidenced by the scattered Oil Wells and a prominent Quarry. Transportation infrastructure dominates the western edge, where the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and Missouri Pacific railroads navigate the lowlands near Fish Creek.

Rural life in Monroe and St. Clair counties is meticulously documented through its social cornerstones. A network of country schools, including Sand Hill Sch and Gall Sch, serves the dispersed farming community. Genealogists will find significant value in the identification of several family-named burial grounds like Kleinschmidt Cem and Baltz Cem, alongside established landmarks such as New Hanover Ch and the geological curiosity of Stemler Cave.