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2015 Map of Dudenville

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Dudenville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Dudenville serves as the focal point of this rural landscape where four Missouri counties — Barton, Dade, Jasper, and Lawrence — converge. The map reveals a highly structured agricultural grid defined by gravel and paved routes such as Thorn Rd and Base Line Blvd. This network supports numerous small reservoirs and farm ponds, including Townley Lake, Schilling Lake, and the larger Poirot Farms Lake, which together indicate a sophisticated local water management system for the region's livestock or crops.

Genealogists and local historians will note the presence of Kistler Cemetery near the headwaters of the N Fork Spring River and the settlement of Maple Grove in the southwest corner. The transition from the headwaters of Coon Cr to the southern drainages like Deer Cr highlights the subtle topography of this prairie-border country, where isolated airstrips like Leaming Field dot the expanse between small crossroads communities.