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1982 Map of Niangua

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Niangua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Niangua and Conway anchor this 1980s landscape at the boundary of Webster, Laclede, and Dallas counties. The Burlington Northern railroad serves as a primary north-south corridor, connecting these settlements through the undulating terrain of the Missouri Ozarks. Large tracts of the Niangua State Forest dominate the southern half of the sheet, preserving the woodland character around the Osage Fork and the Gasconade River.

Genealogists will find a high density of small family and community burial grounds, including Tindle Cem, Letterman Cem, and Reed Cem. Local social centers are marked by several rural houses of worship such as Mathis Ch and Copeling Ch. The map also captures infrastructure and small industry, from the Radio Tower and Sewage Disposal Ponds near the northern highway interchange to a Quarry situated along the western edge, reflecting a period of established rural development.