Old Pearl and the nearby Old Pearl Prairie anchor this rural landscape in eastern Pike County near the Calhoun County line. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the meandering Bay Creek and Hill Creek, which carve through the elevations of Tick Ridge. Small settlements like Straut and Greenpond are connected by a grid of local roads, such as County Highway 10 and Bee Creek Road. Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family and community burial grounds, including the Green Pond Cemetery, McConnell Cemetery, and Kessinger Cemetery, marking the long-established agricultural heritage of this Mississippi River valley hinterland.
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1924 · Griggsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Griggsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Pittsfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1930 · Pearl
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1930 · Nebo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1934 · Nebo
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1942 · Nebo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Quincy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Pearl
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Quincy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000