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1886 Map of Nevada

Name: 1886 Topographic Map of Nevada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1886
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1886

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The Lexington and Southern Division Missouri Pacific Railroad serves as a central artery for this late 19th-century landscape, bisecting the region as it connects several established and nascent settlements. The town of Nevada emerges as a primary hub, situated near the confluence of the rail line and the Marmaton River. To the northeast, the growth of El Dorado Springs reflects the era's development of localized centers, while the smaller outposts of Walker, Moundville, and Montevallo are distributed across a patchwork of early townships including Deerfield and Badger.

The hydrology of the area is defined by the Little Osage River in the north and the Muddy Fork of Spring River near Lamar in the south. This survey reveals a transition from frontier conditions to an organized agricultural and transit economy, evidenced by the density of named school and post-office locations such as Warwick, Bellamy, and Zodiac. Researchers can trace the legacy of early land divisions and the specific corridors that shaped the growth of Vernon and Barton counties.