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1962 Map of Redbird

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Redbird
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Bourbeuse River winds through the heart of this Gasconade County landscape, defining the rural character of central Missouri in the early 1960s. The settlement of Redbird serves as a central point, surrounded by a dense network of family cemeteries and country churches that speak to generations of local residency. Notable sites like Leduc Cem, Sorrell Cem, and the Mint Spring Cem are scattered across the hills, often near historical congregations such as Leduc Ch and Mt Pleasant Ch.

Industry is represented by several extraction sites, including a Clay Pit and various Claypits, indicating the area's geological utility. To the southeast, the small community of Jake Prairie and its Jake Prairie Chapel mark the transition toward the Crawford and Phelps county lines. This survey captures a moment when the river remained the primary geographic anchor for these dispersed Ozark border settlements.