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1966 Map of Leslie

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Leslie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Bourbeuse River and Meramec River meander through the southern reaches of Franklin County, Missouri, during the mid-1960s. This survey captures a rural landscape where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad serves as the primary East-West transit corridor, connecting the settlements of Leslie and Beaufort. The terrain is defined by a dense network of creek valleys including Brushy Creek, Dierking Branch, and St Johns Creek, interspersed with local industry such as a Claypit and various Quarry sites.

Genealogists will find numerous landmarks preserved on this sheet, from rural spiritual centers like Port Hudson Ch and St Johns Ch to family-named sites like Butler Cem. The presence of the Beaufort Lookout Tower and multiple small water bodies like Mineral Lake and Flamingo Lakes suggests a landscape transitioning between timber management and agricultural settlement at the height of the Cold War era.