1990 Map of Kearney
USGS Topo · Published 1996About this map
The Fishing River and its numerous tributaries, including Clear Creek and Williams Creek, carve a complex drainage pattern across this portion of Clay County. In the early 1990s, the landscape shows a transition between the growing residential fringes of Liberty and Kearney and the agricultural lands that define the rural interior. The area is exceptionally dense with family and community burial grounds, such as Old Liberty Cem, Munkers Cem, and Shady Grove Cem, providing a significant record for genealogical research in Missouri. To the south, the Cooley Lake State Conservation Area occupies the bottomlands near the Levee, where the terrain flattens toward the Missouri River valley. Small historical clusters like Stockdale and Prathersville remain visible alongside the rail lines and meandering creek beds that historically dictated the placement of local settlements.
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