1984 Map of Gilman City East

About this map

Gilman City and Melbourne anchor the southwestern and southeastern corners of this 1980s landscape at the intersection of Harrison, Grundy, and Daviess counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of meandering waterways, including Sugar Creek, Fox Creek, and the Thompson River in the northeast. The Wayne Helton Memorial State Wildlife Area dominates the northern section, preserving a significant portion of the natural timber and wetlands common to this part of Missouri. This survey captures a moment of transition between agricultural townships and protected conservation lands. Genealogists and local historians can trace the specific township boundaries of Lincoln, Sugar Creek, and Fox, which illustrate the organized land divisions that structured rural life in northern Missouri. The map provides a detailed view of the drainage patterns, where small tributaries like Tombstone Creek and Furnace Creek feed into the larger creek systems.