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1963 Map of Pittsville

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Pittsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Pittsville and Columbus anchor this rural Johnson County landscape, where the headwaters of the Blackwater River system carve through the terrain. The map reveals a deeply rooted community structure defined by its townships, including Jackson, Columbus, Centerview, and Madison. Small-scale industry and local gathering points are evident through several Quarry sites and a network of country churches like St Johns Ch and Rock Springs Bible Ch.

The hydrology of the region is particularly detailed, tracing the winding paths of the North Fork Blackwater River and South Fork Blackwater River, along with tributaries like Little Blackwater Creek and Pin Oak Creek. These watercourses dictated the early settlement patterns and road placements seen here in the mid-20th century. For those tracing local families, the presence of the Haymaker Cem and the Blackwater Ch provides essential geographic markers for ancestral homesteads in this part of Missouri.