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1939 Map of Eldorado Springs South

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Eldorado Springs South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Eldorado Springs and the surrounding borderlands of Vernon and Cedar Counties appear here as they were surveyed just before the 1940s. The map captures a rural landscape defined by an exceptionally dense network of local civic institutions, including the Nine Wonders Sch, Sulphur Springs Ch, and Liberty Hall Sch. These small, localized landmarks reveal a dispersed but highly organized community structure that relied on walking distances to these neighborhood centers.

The topography is drained by a complex system of waterways, such as Clear Creek, Alder Creek, and the curiously named Stinking Creek. Along the western edge, Virgil City serves as a secondary focal point, while family and community history is preserved in sites like the Mt Pleasant Cem and Clintonville Cem. The presence of the Kelley Bridge over Clear Creek further illustrates the era's critical transportation crossings before modern infrastructure updates.