2017 Map of Moundville

About this map

Moundville and the small settlement of Ellis anchor this Vernon County landscape, where the Marmaton River meanders through the northern plains. The terrain is defined by its water features, ranging from natural oxbows and sloughs like Big Lake and Ben's Slough to man-made impoundments such as the Richard McWherter Reservoir. The Western Missouri prairie here is deeply integrated with rural life, as evidenced by the high density of small family or community burial grounds, including Miller Cem, Hackberry Cem, and Welborn Cem. To the northeast, the outskirts of Nevada begin to appear, transitioning from the open agricultural fields that characterize the rest of the sheet. The drainage patterns of Dry Wood Creek and Ingram Cr reveal the low-lying nature of the region, where numerous small lakes like Lively Lake and O'Connell Lake dot the landscape between section-line roads.