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2017 Map of Lexington West

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Lexington West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Missouri River carves a sweeping path through this river-valley landscape, defining the border between Ray and Lafayette counties. Along the northern bank, the settlement of Henrietta serves as a junction for local roads and the rail corridor, while the city of Richmond sits just to the north. To the south, the terrain rises sharply from the riverbank toward Lexington, where the street grid overlooks Bootlegger Bend.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family-named burial grounds, including Foster Cem, Mitchell Cem, and Carr Cem, alongside the Wellington City Cem near the town of Wellington. The lowlands are marked by intricate waterways like Sni-A-Bar Creek and Willow Creek, which wind through the floodplain near the settlements of Myrick and Sunshine. This map captures the area's transition from the flat agricultural river bottoms to the more dissected upland topography surrounding the historical river towns.