2017 Map of Lamar North

About this map

Lamar and its northern outskirts are the central focus of this 2017 survey of Barton County, Missouri. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways, including Little Dry Wood Creek, Dicks Fork, and the North Fork Spring River, which drain the agricultural prairie. Small rural clusters like Irwin and Lamar Heights sit along the primary north-south transportation corridor, while the surrounding countryside is partitioned by a strictly rectangular grid of county roads such as NW 80th Rd and W State Hwy V. Genealogists will find historical markers in the landscape, including Bakers Grove Cem and Nigh Cem, which are located near the headwaters of several local branches like Elm Br and Brush Run Cr. The map illustrates the transition from the city's residential streets, such as E 6th St, into the open farmland and creek bottoms that characterize this portion of Southwest Missouri.