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1959 Map of Parker Lake

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Parker Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Clark National Forest and Saline Forest cover much of this landscape, where the tri-county borders of Perry, Ste. Genevieve, and St. Francois meet. The topography is defined by the headwaters of several drainages, including the Whitewater River and the South Fork Saline Creek. Small rural communities are anchored by institutions like Cedar Grove Ch and Whitewater Ch, along with numerous country schoolhouses such as Baudendistel Sch and Walnut Grove Sch.

A network of unimproved roads and river fords connects the high ridges with deep hollows like Dutch Hollow and Thompson Hollow. The settlement at Parker Lake sits at the center of the sheet, surrounded by the townships of Beauvais, Saline, and St Marys. This map captures a classic mid-century Missouri Ozark landscape before significant modernization, showing the reliance on local creek crossings and family-named landmarks to navigate the wooded hills.