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1956 Map of Kings Point

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Kings Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Kings Point and the surrounding agricultural lands of Dade and Lawrence counties are captured here just as the mid-century rural landscape was maturing. The settlement of Meinert sits in the western portion of the map, while Round Grove occupies the southeast, connected by a network of section-line roads and unimproved trails that follow the natural drainage patterns of the Ozark plateau.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Horse Creek and Coon Creek carving through the prairie. The map shows the placement of local landmarks like Salem Ch, providing a precise look at the community centers that served farm families during the 1950s. Surveyed as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin program, the map documents a transition between the townships of Lockwood, Washington, and Smith where the timbered draws of Glass Hollow Branch meet the open creek bottoms.