2014 Map of Elm

About this map

The S Fork Blackwater River winds through this agricultural landscape on the border of Johnson, Jackson, and Cass Counties. The small community of Elm sits in the northeast, while Fulkerson occupies the northwestern corner, serving as local centers for the surrounding farmsteads. Local genealogy is well-preserved through numerous burial sites including Underwood Cemetery, Lunday Cemetery, and Elm Spring Cemetery, which are scattered among the prominent rises of Basin Knob and Devil Ridge. The water management of the region is evident in several constructed reservoirs like Holden City Lake, Carey Mims Lake, and Echo Lake, which interrupt the natural drainage patterns of smaller tributaries such as Mouse Run and Little Blackwater Cr. The map reveals a strictly gridded road network, including W Division Rd and NW 600th Rd, that defines the township and range boundaries of this Missouri interior.