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2017 Map of Old Mines

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Old Mines anchors the southeast corner of this Missouri landscape, where the naming conventions of the hollows and ridges reflect a deep history of local settlement. The map traces the winding paths of Mineral Fork and its tributaries, such as Rabidoux Br and Old Mines Cr, through a terrain defined by significant elevation changes near the Saint Francois Mountains. A distinct concentration of religious and genealogical sites is found near the settlement of Old Mines, including three separate sections of the Saint Joachim Cem Number 1 complex and the Old Baptist Church Cem.

Further west, smaller communities like Aptus, Racola, and Robidoux are connected by a network of rural routes including Kingston Rd and State Hwy F. The landscape is punctuated by numerous named features like Sugarloaf Bluff, Shoot-in Bluff, and Twin Cliffs, alongside local reservoirs like Diablo Lake and Lake Four Winds. The density of cemeteries such as Higginbotham Cem provides significant points of interest for those researching the families of this region.