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1959 Map of Oregon

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Oregon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Missouri River cuts a wide, meandering path through this borderland region, defining the boundary between Missouri and Kansas. On the Missouri side, the bluff-top community of Oregon sits high above the river bottom, adjacent to Welty Park and a local Cemetery. Below the bluffs, the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line skirts the edge of the floodplain, connecting Forest City to the surrounding rail network. The landscape is a study in contrasts between the flat, levee-protected agricultural lands of the Forest township and the dissected loess hills to the east.

Genealogists will find several burial sites including Forest City Cem, Martin Cem, and Iowa Point Cem near the settlement of Iowa Point. The terrain is marked by significant elevations like Lookout Mountain, while the river's influence is seen in the numerous drainage branches such as Schlotz Branch and Hickory Creek. Small-scale industrial activity is evident in the multiple Quarry sites dotting the hillsides near the rail corridor.