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1956 Map of Crisp

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Crisp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Sac River and its winding tributaries, including Mutton Creek and Sons Creek, define the landscape of this mid-1950s rural Missouri study. The topography is marked by distinctive bluffs such as Ruark Bluff, Wasson Bluff, and Sorters Bluff, which overlook the river's path through Madison and Sac townships. Small rural centers like Crisp and Seybert serve as anchors for a community deeply rooted in its local geography.

Genealogists can find significant detail in the numerous family and community burial sites scattered across the county line between Cedar and Dade, including Ball Mound Cem, Duncan Cem, and Liberty Cem. The social fabric of the era is further evidenced by local meeting houses like Cave Spring Ch and Bishop Grove Ch, providing a clear record of the settlement pattern before modern consolidation changed the rural character of the Missouri River Basin.