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2015 Map of Kewanee

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Kewanee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Sikeston Ridge forms the backbone of this landscape, a prominent geological feature in New Madrid County where the elevated terrain dictates the placement of settlements and transport routes. Small communities like Kewanee, Noxall, and Ristine are linked by a dense grid of county roads and the modern corridor of the Interstate, while the low-lying areas are defined by drainage infrastructure such as Ash Slough Ditch and Saint Johns Ditch.

Genealogists will find an exceptional concentration of family and community burial grounds, including Matthews Cemetery, Noxall Cemetery, and the Hunter Cemetery. The map reflects a landscape deeply committed to agriculture and land management, where the drainage of the Bootheel region has transformed former wetlands into productive fields. Near Ogden, Lake Saint Mary provides a rare natural water feature amidst the highly engineered landscape of ditches and section lines.