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2012 Map of Keytesville

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Keytesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Keytesville serves as the focal point of this Chariton County landscape, where the meandering course of the Mussel Fork joins the Chariton River in a complex drainage network. The town's grid is established north of the river, connected to outlying rural areas by a dense web of county roads and named lanes like Doddley Ford Rd and Bartz Mill Ave. These road names often hint at the historical river crossings and mills that once drove the local economy.

Southwest of the main settlement lies Dalton, while the surrounding bottomlands are defined by aquatic features like Horseshoe Lake and the winding Puzzle Creek. The presence of the Varner Cemetery and the notable Price Bridge crossing over the Chariton River provides specific landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing the settlement patterns and infrastructure of this river-valley community in the early 21st century.