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1961 Map of Lincoln NW

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Lincoln NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Santiago and Palo Pinto serve as the primary nodes of settlement in this rural Missouri landscape within the White township boundary. The terrain is deeply defined by a dendritic drainage network, with Brush Creek and its many tributaries carving through the topography. This 1961 field-checked survey reveals a quiet, agrarian economy where local social life centered around landmarks like Harmony Ch, Clear Creek Ch, and the Fairfield Sch.

Genealogists will find particular value in the placement of small family burial grounds such as McIntyre Cem and Clover Dale Cem, often located on higher ground near the creek bends. The map also documents localized industry in the form of a Quarry near Tebo Creek, alongside a complex system of section lines and unimproved roads that connected these isolated Benton County homesteads before more modern developments altered the local character.