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2012 Map of Pleasant Hill West

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Pleasant Hill West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Mississippi River bottomlands dominate this landscape in western Pike County, where a complex network of secondary channels and sloughs like The Sny and Ransom Slough weave between large river islands. The era reflects a heavily managed floodplain, evidenced by the Sixmile Cr Diversion Ditch and the Sixmile Settling Basin designed to control the flow of water around the agrarian tracts. Smaller settlements and landing points such as McIntosh and Roblee are scattered near the river, while prominent landforms like Jaeger Knob rise above the flat alluvial plain.

Family history is preserved in upland cemeteries including Crescent Heights Cem, Wells Cem, and Sapp Cem, located away from the immediate riverbanks. Water features like Spring Lake Island and Halfmoon Lake indicate the shifting historical course of the river, now largely stabilized for modern agriculture and navigation. The Pleasant Hill Access Point serves as a modern connection to the water, highlighting the river's ongoing role in the local community.