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2014 Map of Franklin

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

New Franklin and the older riverside site of Franklin anchor the southeastern corner of this Missouri river valley landscape, where the floodplain meets a complex network of hills and creek drainages. The topography is defined by the winding course of Sulphur Cr and its tributaries, including W Fork Sulphur Cr and E Fork Sulphur Cr, which carve through the central terrain. To the northwest, the small settlement of Boonesboro sits among numerous named branches and creeks such as Coopers Cr and Dry Fork.

Evidence of the area's hydrology and land use appears near the river bend, where the Old Channel Salt Creek and Slaughterhouse Bend mark the shifting nature of the local waterways. Small bodies of water like MKT Lake and Horticulture Lake suggest historical industrial or agricultural development near the rail-aligned corridor of New Franklin. This 2014 survey documents a landscape of Missouri-Howard County where rural road networks like CO Road 314 and Mo-J connect long-standing creek-side settlements.