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2014 Map of Emden

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Emden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Shelby Co Marion Co line bisects this portion of northeast Missouri, where a network of rural settlements and family cemeteries marks the landscape. Small hubs like Emden, Bellville, and Warren are connected by a grid of county roads that navigate the complex drainage systems of the North River and its numerous tributaries. These watercourses, including Hawkins Br and Moreland Br, have carved deep valleys into the terrain, influencing the placement of homes and agricultural tracts.

Local genealogy and social history are preserved in several distinct locations, such as the Andrew Chapel Cemetery and Ebenezer Cemetery. Further north, near the settlement of Heather, the terrain softens around Bevill Lake and Tiger Fork. The distribution of these landmarks reflects a long-standing rural economy where farmsteads were built along the ridges and well-defined stream branches that flow toward the eastern county line.