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2015 Map of El Dorado Springs South

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

El Dorado Springs serves as the primary hub in this southwestern Missouri landscape, where the southern portion of the town gives way to a network of rural roads and watercourses. The border between Vernon Co and Cedar Co runs vertically through the center of the sheet, splitting the territory near the settlement of Virgil City. This area is characterized by numerous small family and community burial grounds, including the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Watkins Cemetery, and Clintonville Cemetery, which provide essential points of reference for local family history.

A dense network of creeks, such as Clear Creek, Fly Cr, and Alder Cr, shapes the drainage patterns south of town. These waterways were once critical to the local economy, as evidenced by crossings like Kelley Bridge. The presence of the El Dorado Springs Airport on the eastern edge reflects the modern infrastructure of the early 21st century, while the surrounding township lines like t35n r28w maintain the traditional legal boundaries established during original surveying.