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1985 Map of Ravenwood

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Ravenwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Platte River meanders through the heart of this landscape, its path marked by several Sand Areas and a Gaging Sta north of Conception Junction. This 1980s Missouri interior reflects a stable rural agricultural pattern, centered on the hubs of Ravenwood and the neighboring settlements of Clyde and Conception Junction. The topography is defined by the drainages of Long Branch and Wildcat Creek, which feed into the Platte valley, illustrating the critical role of river hydrology in shaping the region's townships.

Local infrastructure is evident in the presence of municipal utility features like the Sew Disp Pond and Sewage Disposal Pond, alongside communication markers such as the Radio Tower. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the positioning of numerous unnamed Cem sites and the small community of Sweet Home, offering a clear view of the rural township boundaries of Jackson and Jefferson at this point in the late twentieth century.