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1971 Map of Kewanee

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Kewanee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Big Prairie dominates this landscape in New Madrid County, where the intricate network of drainage canals like Ash Slough Ditch and St Johns Ditch reveals a highly engineered agricultural environment. Small rail-side communities like Kewanee and La Forge act as focal points along the St Louis San Francisco and St Louis Southwestern railroad corridors.

Genealogists will find a significant density of family and community burial grounds, including Matthews Cem, Noxall Cem, and Hunter Cem, which are scattered throughout the rural acreage. The map also captures the early footprints of interstate development as modern highways began to intersect the older rail and local road networks. Local religious life is anchored by landmarks such as Mt Olive Ch, while the presence of a Water Tank in La Forge and smaller settlements like Noxall and Ristine highlights the era's rural infrastructure.