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1939 Map of Eldorado Springs South

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Eldorado Springs South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Eldorado Springs anchors the northeast corner of this Missouri landscape, while the settlement of Virgil City sits near the border of Vernon Co and Cedar Co. The geography is defined by a dense network of rural infrastructure, where schoolhouses and churches served as the primary social hubs for scattered farming families. This era of local education is visible through numerous institutions like Nine Wonders Sch, Keck Sch, and Oak Grove Sch, many of which were located at rural crossroads.

Waterways like Clear Creek and Little Alder Creek cut through the terrain, with Kelley Bridge providing a key crossing point. The presence of several family or community burial grounds, including Mt Pleasant Cem and Reece Cem, provides significant detail for researchers tracing local lineage. The township divisions of Virgil and Box reflect the early political organization of the countryside before modern consolidation.