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1950 Map of Falls Chapel

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Falls Chapel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Cossatot River meanders sharply through the heart of this landscape, its tight oxbows defining the geography of the Sevier and Little River county line. The 1975 revisions illustrate a pivotal change in the regional hydrology with the appearance of Millwood Lake in the southeast, a development that altered the natural flow of the Little River. Near the northern heights of the map, the Paraclifta Monument stands as a marker of the area's early territorial history, situated just west of the Falls Chapel community.

The Kansas City Southern railroad cuts across the southern reach, passing through the Lick Creek and Cleveland districts. This survey preserves a transition between the old agricultural and river-based economy, seen in Millers Crossing and Taylors Store, and the modern water management era. Genealogists can find important burial sites like Hopson Cem and Mills Cem, while the town of Ben Lomond sits prominently on the eastern edge.