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1975 Map of Fulton

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Fulton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Fulton serves as a dense educational and institutional hub for central Missouri in this mid-1970s survey, centered on the historic campuses of Westminster College and William Woods College. The town's grid expands into West Fulton and East Fulton, anchored by essential civic structures including the Courthouse, the School for the Deaf, and the Hearnes Youth Center. The surrounding landscape is heavily marked by the region's industrial ties to clay extraction, with numerous claypits scattered across the terrain near Stinson Creek and Denton Creek.

Further south, the rural character of Callaway County emerges at the settlement of Hams Prairie. This area is rich for genealogical research, documenting several burial sites including Muir Cem, United Brethren Cem, and Dunlap Cem. Distinctive physical landmarks such as the Devils Backbone ridge and Paul Herring Lake punctuate the landscape, while the presence of a Strip Mine and the Fulton Municipal Airport reflect the mix of mid-century infrastructure and land use.