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2017 Map of Fordham

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The town of Cameron and the smaller settlement of Osborn anchor the southern portion of this DeKalb County landscape, where the prairie begins to break into the drainage systems of northwestern Missouri. In the early 21st century, the area's geography is defined by a network of creeks, including Grindstone Cr and Wamsley Cr, which feed into local water management features such as Cameron Reservoir Number 2 and Cameron Number 1 Reservoir. The small community of Fordham remains a central landmark in the eastern section of the quadrangle.

Genealogists and local historians can find two important burial sites recorded here: Redman Cem in the north and Mount Pleasant Cem further south. The land is heavily partitioned by a grid of rural routes named for local families, such as SE Baker Rd, SE Hedge Rd, and SE Whitaker Rd. This network of roads reveals a persistent agricultural pattern that connects dispersed farmsteads to the regional hubs of Cameron and Osborn.