2021 Map of El Dorado Springs North

About this map

El Dorado Springs sits at the southern edge of this West Central Missouri landscape, where the prairie begins to break into the drainage systems of the Osage River basin. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Clear Creek, which is fed by numerous tributaries including Kitten Cr, Beecham Br, and McCord Br. This area, situated at the intersection of St. Clair, Cedar, and Vernon Counties, shows a well-established rural grid of gravel roads and secondary highways connecting isolated settlements like Portia. Genealogists will find several significant burial sites, such as the El Dorado Springs Cem, Martin Cem, and Lefler Cem, which serve as physical markers of the families who settled this agricultural region. Notable water features like Floyd Hines Lake and the natural depression of Pecan Hollow further characterize the local geography.