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2012 Map of Neosho West

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Neosho West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Neosho's western edge and the surrounding Newton County countryside are documented here just after the turn of the millennium. The landscape is a transition between the developing outskirts of the city and the established rural holdings near McElhany and Belfast. The map reveals a dense network of family-named roads like Hereford Rd, Goldfinch Rd, and Heron Dr, which crisscross the drainage basins of Buffalo Creek and Harrison Branch.

Genealogists can identify key landmarks such as New Salem Cemetery and Regan Cemetery, while the presence of the Goodman Lookout Tower and Neosho Memorial Airport highlights the infrastructure serving the region. Distinctive terrain features including Pools Prairie and the deep cuts of Slover Hollow and Bunkum Hollow define the area's physical geography, illustrating how the community integrated with the natural ridges and waterways of southwest Missouri.