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2017 Map of Oak Ridge

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Oak Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The boundary between Perry and Cape Girardeau counties cuts across this landscape of creek-carved ridges and rural settlements. Uniontown and Old Appleton sit at the northern edge, where Apple Creek defines the county line. The terrain is a network of watercourses, including Hughes Cr, Buckeye Cr, and the distinctive Muddy Shawnee Cr and Blue Shawnee Cr systems to the east. These valley-and-ridge patterns influenced the placement of the area's earliest roads and farms.

Genealogists will find significant local history preserved in the area's sacred sites, such as the Grace Lutheran Cem in the north and the Immanuel Lutheran Cem near New Wells. Toward the southern end of the quadrangle, the community of Oak Ridge is anchored by the Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cem. The map illustrates a deeply rooted agricultural and religious landscape, connecting established towns like Shawneetown and Pocahontas via a detailed grid of local routes like Little Apple RD and State HWY D.