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2017 Map of Reform

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Toledo and Reform anchor this rural Callaway County landscape, where the deeply incised valleys of Auxvasse Creek and its many tributaries dictate the settlement pattern. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hollows, including Maddox Hollow, Pace Hollow, and Lawrence Hollow, which channel smaller runs like Booth Br and Stinson Creek. These drainages created a natural geography for dispersed farming and small local communities, often centered around family or church burial grounds.

Genealogists will find a high density of small cemeteries such as Guerrant Cem, Oliver Cem, and Old Salem Cem scattered across the uplands. The later 20th-century development of private water features is evident in Thunderbird Lake and Lake Lochweego, which stand in contrast to the natural course of Pinch Cr and Logan Cr. This map documents a quiet, traditional Missouri landscape where gravel county roads and section lines follow the ridges between the winding creek beds.