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2014 Map of Hamilton West

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Hamilton West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Kingston and the southern edge of Hamilton anchor this western Caldwell County landscape, where the prairie begins to break into the drainage systems of Shoal Cr and Log Cr. The map reveals a deeply established rural grid, punctuated by small family and community burial grounds such as Morris Cemetery and Dustin Cemetery. These sites, along with the larger Highland Cemetery north of Hamilton, provide critical touchpoints for genealogists tracking early settlement patterns in the region.

Water management is a visible priority across the terrain, seen in the Hamilton Reservoir and several smaller impoundments like Clark Lake and Simmons Lake. The transition from the more developed street plan of Kingston, featuring E Main St and N Douglas St, to the outlying agricultural tracts of Barwick illustrates the enduring layout of Missouri's small-town and farming hinterlands during the early 21st century.