2012 Map of Cyrene

About this map

Cyrene and the surrounding agricultural landscape of Pike County are defined by a network of creeks and rural burial grounds. The terrain transitions from the headwaters of Sandy Creek in the southwest to the prominence of Buffalo Knob and the shores of Wilson Lake. This rural community maintains its historical structure through several small settlements, including Edgewood, Calumet, and Stark, each connected by a grid of local routes like Mount Zion Rd. Genealogists will find the area particularly notable for its numerous family and community burial sites, such as Kritz Cemetery, Hickerson Cemetery, and Gibbs Cemetery, which are scattered throughout the drainage basins of Buffalo Creek and Ramsey Creek. The map documents a landscape of traditional Missouri farmsteads and undulating hills before the further modernization of the 21st century.