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2021 Map of Hills Store

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Hills Store
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Stoddard County's agricultural landscape is defined by an extensive network of water management features, reflecting the long history of land reclamation in the Missouri Bootheel. The Upper Castor River and Main Ditch are central to this drainage system, which turned former wetlands into productive farmland. Smaller watercourses like Caney Cr and specifically engineered channels such as Ditch Number 41 weave through the township sections, supporting the rural economy of the early 20th century.

Small settlements such as Hills Store, LaValle, Marco, and Maulsby anchor the map, connected by a grid of county roads and state highways. For genealogists, the map identifies several local burial grounds, including Cravins Cem, Barker Cem, Stones Chapel Cem, and Ivester Cem. The southern edge of the survey follows the political boundary between Stoddard Co and New Madrid Co, highlighting the jurisdictional divisions of the region.