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2017 Map of Hills Store

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Hills Store
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Hills Store and the surrounding agricultural landscape of Stoddard County are defined by a sophisticated network of drainage and water management, visible in the straight-channeled paths of Main Ditch and Ditch Number 41. These artificial waterways support the fertile Bootheel region, where small settlements like Marco, Maulsby, and LaValle act as anchors for the local farming community. The topography is largely level, though the meandering course of Coney Cr and the Upper Castor River provide natural contrast to the grid-like road system of county and state routes.

For those researching family history, the map preserves several significant burial sites, including Stones Chapel Cem, Cravins Cem, Barker Cem, and Ivester Cem. These locations, often situated near road intersections like State Hwy Z or State Hwy D, serve as vital points of interest for genealogists tracing the early rural residents of this corner of Missouri near the Stoddard Co New Madrid Co border.