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1981 Map of Paydown

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Paydown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Gasconade River winds through the heart of this landscape, its path defined by sharp bends and high bluffs in the southern Missouri hills. Near the riverside settlement of Paydown, the map identifies the Paydown Gasconade River Public Access and Paydown Club, highlighting the river's role as a center for local recreation and water access. To the south, the topography shifts towards the higher ground of the Vichy area, where the Vichy Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark near Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park.

Evidence of the region's extractive history is visible in the numerous claypits and a Quarry scattered across the township lines of Jackson, Jefferson, and Johnson. Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the well-preserved family and community burial grounds, including Snodgrass, Green, and Ferrell cemeteries, which alongside Bethel Ch and Union Hill Ch, serve as the primary anchors of the area's rural social history.