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2017 Map of Prairie Home

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Prairie Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Prairie Home and Pleasant Grove serve as the primary community centers in this portion of central Missouri, situated where the high ground of the Missouri River watershed begins to break into numerous creek drainages. The landscape is defined by its agricultural layout, with the Cooper Co Moniteau Co boundary line cutting through the center of the survey. Family history and early rural development are preserved through sites like the Robinson School Rd and several historic burial grounds, including Providence Cem to the northwest and Harris Cem to the south.

A complex network of local waterways, including Splice Cr, Wolf Cr, and Howard Cr, dictates the placement of rural roads such as Campbell Bridge Dr and Capps Rd. The map illustrates a modern rural landscape that maintains the footprint of its earlier settlement patterns, with clear demarcations of land sections and townships like t47n r15w that have organized this territory since its initial survey.