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2017 Map of Forbes

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Forbes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Missouri River defines the southwestern edge of this landscape, creating a wide alluvial plain at Burr Oak Bottom where the state line meets Doniphan Co, Kansas. In the bluffs rising from the river, the village of Forbes serves as a local landmark, surrounded by deep drainage features like Barrett Hollow and Hicks Hollow. This area of Holt County is characterized by numerous small waterways, including Forbes Cr and McWilliams Cr, which carve through the loess hills of Northwest Missouri.

Family history is preserved at several rural burial sites, including Brodback Cem in the north and Highland Cem near the center of the quadrangle. Transport patterns are established by State Hwy W and State Hwy T near the river, while the settlement of Richville sits further north along the Andrew Co line. The map also records unique hydrologic features like Mine Lake and the confluence of the Nodaway River at the eastern boundary.