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1968 Map of Mount Sterling

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Mount Sterling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Mount Sterling sits at the northern edge of this borderlands survey, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line tracks the course of the Fox River. The landscape transitions south from the Iowa border into Missouri, crossing from Van Buren County into Scotland and Clark counties. This agricultural region is defined by a dense network of creek branches, including Turkey Branch and Burnt Shirt Branch, which carve through the terrain between the primary river valleys.

Genealogists will find a significant density of family-named landmarks and rural burial sites. Small communities and church centers like Prospect Grove and Asbury Ch are recorded alongside numerous cemeteries such as Harness Cem, Allphin Cem, and Gorgas Cem. The southern portion of the map is anchored by the North Wyaconda River in Thomson township, illustrating the late 1960s rural infrastructure of farms and secondary roads before modern development altered the local character.