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2015 Map of Gideon

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Gideon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Clarkton and Gideon anchor this portion of the Missouri Bootheel, a region defined by its engineered landscape of drainage ditches and straight-line section roads. The map illustrates a highly productive agricultural territory where water management is paramount, evidenced by the extensive network of canals such as Main Ditch District Number 17 and Ditch Number 1. These waterways crisscross the lowlands, following the county lines between Dunklin and New Madrid counties.

Small rural clusters and family legacy sites are scattered throughout the grid, including McGuire, Page, and Marlow. Researchers can locate several local burial grounds, such as Mount Gilead Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery, and Stanfield Cemetery, which serve as vital landmarks for tracing the area's genealogical history. The presence of the Gideon Memorial Airport and a dense network of county roads, including CO Highway 285 and CO Highway 286, reflects the modern connectivity of these established farming communities.