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2021 Map of Paderborn

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Paderborn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The rolling agricultural landscape of ST. Clair Co and Monroe Co is defined by its small German-heritage settlements and scattered rural cemeteries. Paderborn sits as a central junction, marked by Saint Michaels Cem, while the larger town of Smithton occupies the northeast corner of the quadrangle. The terrain is deeply etched by a network of waterways, including the winding Prairie du Long Creek and its various tributaries like Rockhouse Creek and Kopp Creek. These drainage patterns have historically shaped the placement of farmsteads and the winding local road network that follows the contours of the land.

Family history is preserved through several small burial grounds such as Martini Cem and Saint Paul Cem, which remain as permanent fixtures in the rural countryside. Recreation in the modern era is represented by managed water bodies like Waterloo Sportsman Club Lake and Justamir Association Lake. To the southwest, Burksville Station points to the area's older transportation ties, while the eastern edge of Waterloo appears at the map's western margin.