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1982 Map of Long Lane

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

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Niangua River and Dousinbury Creek carve through the landscape of Dallas County, Missouri, in this early 1980s topographic survey. The area is defined by small, dispersed rural settlements and local religious landmarks, including New Prospect Ch and Liberty Ch, which often served as the social hubs for surrounding farmsteads. The settlement of Long Lane is a primary node, while smaller locales like Earnestville, Handley, and the curiously named Wall Street reflect the historical rural geography of the Ozarks.

Conservation areas and family history are prominently represented by the Goose Creek State Forest and several small burial grounds such as Hill Cem and Pisgah Cem. The terrain is deeply dissected by a network of drainage systems, including Fourmile Creek and Starvey Creek, which would have dictated early road placements and land use before modern infrastructure. This map captures a moment when traditional land patterns and forest management intersected with mid-century development.