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1904 Map of Gravois Mills

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Gravois Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Versailles serves as a central hub in this Ozark landscape, where early 20th-century industry and topography meet. The map reveals a transition in transportation as the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad crosses the northern half, while a portion of the Missouri Pacific R. R. is already marked as abandoned. The southern terrain is dominated by the rising waters of the Lake of the Ozarks, a major modification to the drainage of Gravois Mills and its surrounding creeks like Soap Creek and Indian Creek.

Local resource extraction is evident through the presence of several mining operations, including the Wolfden Mine, Buffalo Mine, and Juliette Mine. Notable natural landmarks such as Spears Cave, Jacobs Cave, and a Natural Bridge highlight the region's karst topography. Smaller settlements like Lodema and Stover are captured alongside family-named water features such as Devils Backbone Gravois Branch Creek, providing a detailed record of Morgan County's development during this era.