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2015 Map of Lexington West

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Lexington West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Missouri River navigation and the distinct geography of the river valley define this region along the border of Ray Co and Lafayette Co. The river makes a sweeping southward curve at Sni Bend, creating a wide floodplain that contains remnants of former channels like Sunshine Lake. On the southern bluffs, the historic river town of Lexington sits overlooking the water, while the smaller settlement of Wellington anchors the western edge of the map.

Transport and topography reveal the area's rural development, from the Lexington Municipal Airport situated on the flatlands north of the river to the numerous family-named roads and burial grounds scattered across the hills. Genealogists can locate several local resting places including Foster Cemetery, Mitchell Cemetery, and the Wellington City Cemetery. The landscape transitions from the agricultural bottoms near Henrietta to the more dissected terrain south of Bootlegger Bend, where names like Little Sni-A-Bar Cr and Cravens Cr drain into the main Missouri channel.