2012 Map of Loose Creek

About this map

The confluence of the Osage River and the Missouri River anchors this landscape, where the flat alluvial plain of Cote Sans Dessein Prairie meets the rising bluffs of central Missouri. The village of Bonnots Mill sits at the river junction, a historical point of transport and commerce near Dodds Island. Inland, the settlement of Loose Creek and the hilltop community of Frankenstein are connected by a network of rural roads such as Co Rd 425 and Co Hwy 401. Local genealogy is well-documented through several parish and family burial grounds, including Our Lady of Help Cemetery and the Immaculate Conception Cemetery. The terrain is deeply etched by a drainage network of creeks like Cedar Creek and Krautman Creek, illustrating the transition from the river bottomlands to the rolling interior uplands.