The Spring River winds through the borderlands of Northeast Oklahoma and Southeast Kansas, anchoring a landscape shaped by rural settlements and waterway crossings. Near the Devils Promenade Bridge, the terrain is marked by the deep cut of Devils Hollow and the broader drainage of Modoc Valley. The community of Peoria serves as a central point in Ottawa County, connected by a rigid grid of section roads that contrast with the organic meanders of Warren Br and Flint Br. Local history is preserved in sites like the Peoria Cem and Newman Cem, which reflect the generations that farmed and settled this region. Further north, the settlement of Five Mile sits near the state line, where Fivemile Cr and Little Fivemile Cr drain the high ground. The map details a transition from the upland reaches of Jackson Prairie toward the riparian corridor of the river, illustrating the persistent agricultural and residential patterns of this tri-state vicinity.
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1886 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1907 · Wyandotte
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1909 · Wyandotte
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1918 · Columbus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1949 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1949 · Seneca
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Racine
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Seneca
USGS Topo · 1:24,000