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1984 Map of Galt

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Galt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Galt serves as the primary hub of activity in this 1980s landscape, situated in the southeastern corner where the regional terrain begins to flatten toward the waterways. The area is defined by a dense network of drainage systems, including Medicine Creek and its various tributaries like Little Birch Branch and Little No Creek. These waterways dictate the boundaries and rural layout of townships such as Liberty, Myers, Lincoln, and Franklin.

Genealogists and local researchers will find value in the scattered Cem markers across the township lines, indicating small burial grounds that often predate the modern road grid. The map illustrates a rural Missouri agricultural landscape where the placement of farmsteads and rural roads remains closely tied to the winding paths of East Honey Creek and No Big Creek, reflecting long-standing patterns of land use and settlement in Grundy County.