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2017 Map of Nashville

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Nashville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The small settlement of Nashville anchors the southwest corner of this Barton County landscape, where the prairie transitions into a network of creek drainages and agricultural plots. The terrain is defined by a grid of rural roads, including SW 80th Rd and SW 5th Rd, which segment the township and range divisions of the Public Land Survey System. Local history and genealogy are anchored by the Nashville Cem and Pierce Cem, serving as markers of the community's ancestral roots in western Missouri.

Water plays a central role in the geography here, with numerous small bodies of water such as Suiters Lake, Beans Lake, and Marti Lake dotting the landscape. These are fed and drained by local tributaries including Little N Fork, Murphy Cr, and Duval Cr. The presence of the W Fork River in the northeast further illustrates the hydrological patterns that have shaped the land use and drainage of this rural region.