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2015 Map of Potosi

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Potosi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The town of Potosi serves as the central hub for this portion of the Saint Francois Mountains, surrounded by a high density of burial grounds that reflect the community's multi-layered history. This concentrated cluster includes the Potosi Old Masonic Cemetery, the Potosi Colored Cemetery, and the Saint James Catholic Cemetery, along with several family plots like the McGrady Family Cemetery to the east. The landscape's industrial character is marked by the Settle Mine Tailings Pond, indicative of the region's mining heritage.

Waterways like Mine a Breton Cr and Bates Cr carve through the terrain, connecting outlying settlements such as Latty, Frogtown, and Springtown. The presence of the Bates Creek Camp and the southern reach of the Mark Twain National Forest highlight the transition from settled township to wooded Missouri wilderness. Large water bodies including Hornsey Lake and Russell Elsey Lake further define the local topography among the ridges and hollows.