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1982 Map of Lebanon

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Lebanon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Fort Leonard Wood Military Reservation dominates the eastern landscape of this early 1980s Missouri Ozarks study, a period when the regional infrastructure of Interstate 44 and the St Louis-San Francisco railroad defined the corridor between Lebanon and Waynesville. The map illustrates a transition from the structured military presence near St Robert to the deeply winding river systems of the Niangua and Gasconade.

Cultural landmarks such as Flatwood Church and Prosperine Ch appear alongside preserved natural areas like Bennett Spring State Park and Ha Ha Tonka State Park. This document is particularly valuable for tracing smaller settlements like Sleeper, Eldridge, and Plad before significant modern development altered these rural communities. The terrain is marked by distinctive features such as The Narrows and Devils Elbow, reflecting the deeply carved river bluffs of the Mark Twain National Forest.