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2015 Map of Oak Hill

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Oak Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Oak Hill sits at the center of this rural landscape where the border of Gasconade and Crawford counties meets. The area is defined by the winding course of the Bourbeuse River and numerous small drainages like Brush Cr and Souder Cr that carve through the local topography. This region is remarkably dense with family burial grounds, providing a significant resource for genealogists tracing surnames such as Miller, Pinnell, Gibson, and McWilliams.

Water features are prominent throughout the landscape, ranging from larger bodies like Hickory Lake and Forester Lake to smaller family-named ponds such as Kozlowski Lake and Neill Lake. The settlement pattern follows a network of secondary roads including Jakes Prairie Rd and High Point Rd, connecting remote farmsteads and rural residences. The distribution of sites like Aunt Pop Cemetery and Hamilton Cemetery suggests a deeply rooted community history tied to the land and its many small tributaries.