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2021 Map of Lowry City

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Lowry City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Lowry City serves as the primary hub in this West-Central Missouri landscape, where the rising waters of the Harry S Truman Reservoir have reshaped the local drainage patterns. The map highlights a rural topography defined by the winding paths of Big Muddy Cr, Little Muddy Cr, and Gallinipper Cr, which flow toward the reservoir's expansive reach in the northeast. Small settlements like Brownington and Chloe are connected by a network of rural roads such as State HWY A and Ne State HWY C, reflecting a community structure that has persisted around these watercourses for generations.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local burial grounds, including Lowry City Cem, Brownington Cem, and the more isolated Park Grove Cem. The presence of Mount Zion and its namesake Mount Zion Cem near the northern boundary with Henry County indicates long-standing rural neighborhoods. This survey provides a clear view of the modern shoreline and the varied creek systems, such as Big Otter Cr and Hay Cr, as they appeared in the early twenty-first century.