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1979 Map of Oakland

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Oakland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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The St Louis-San Francisco Railroad cuts a diagonal path through the northwestern corner of this quadrangle, defining the transportation corridor near Carrol Junction. This late 1970s landscape is characterized by a high density of rural churches and family cemeteries, including Antioch Ch, Mt Olivet Ch, and Lillard Cem, which serve the dispersed communities of Auglaize, Smith, Lebanon, and Osage townships.

Central to the region's geography is the Bear Creek State Forest, which covers significant acreage alongside a complex network of hollows and ridges like Singleton Ridge and Pig Pen Hol. The drainage pattern is led by Dry Auglaize Cr and Bear Creek, while more recent recreational development is evident at Hidden Valley Lake. In the south, the settlement of Oakland sits near Oakland Ch, marking a quiet pocket of Laclede County before the terrain descends into the many forks of North Fork Crooked Creek.