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1958 Map of Neutral

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Neutral
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Extensive extractive operations dominate the southern landscape of this Cherokee County survey, where the heavy concentration of Tailings, Mine shafts, and Mines reveals the intense lead and zinc mining of the era. Near the Oklahoma border, the settlement of Treece and the smaller Cravensville sit amidst this industrial terrain, while the prominent Blue Mound rises above the surrounding plains. The St Louis San Francisco railroad cuts diagonally across the quadrangle, serving as a primary artery through the townships of Spring Valley and Lyon.

North of the mining districts, a more traditional rural pattern persists around the small community of Neutral. This area is marked by country churches and burial grounds like Blue Mound Ch and the Brush Creek Cem. Waterways such as Brush Creek, Bitter Creek, and Willow Creek meander through the prairie, often flanked by narrow wooded corridors that contrast with the open, modified terrain of the nearby Strip Mine sites.