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2021 Map of Parnell East

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Grand River and Platte River systems dominate the rural landscape of northwest Missouri, defining a region where river bends and creek drainage dictate the layout of farm roads and small communities. Parnell sits near the western boundary where Grantham Cr winds toward the south, while the small settlement of Oxford is positioned further east, close to the Worth County Community Lake. These towns represent the agricultural hubs of the borderlands between Worth, Nodaway, and Gentry counties.

Genealogists and local historians can locate early burial sites at Parnell Cem and Watkins Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the families who settled this dissected till plain. The map detail highlights how the landscape remains largely defined by its water resources, from the engineered Worth 8-B Lake to the natural flow of Indian Cr, supporting a network of county roads like Co RD 10 and State Hwy W that link these remote homesteads and townships.