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1962 Map of Owensville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Owensville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Owensville serves as the focal point of this rural Robertson County landscape, situated near the intersection of several local routes in the early 1960s. The area is defined by a series of small, family-centric settlements and spiritual landmarks, including Nesbitt and Willson. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across the terrain, from the Anderson Cem and Beck Prairie Cem to the distinctly named Little Mississippi Cem near Little Mud Creek.

Agricultural life centers on Beck Prairie, where the Beck Prairie Ch stands as a local pillar. The southern edge of the quadrangle is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Missouri Pacific railroad, which runs parallel to Wolf Den Branch. The landscape also reveals early industrial footprints through several Gravel Pits and a Claypit, indicating the extraction of local natural resources alongside the established creek systems of Walnut Creek and Spring Creek.