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1986 Map of Saint Joseph

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Saint Joseph
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Saint Joseph serves as the focal point of this Northwest Missouri landscape, situated where the Missouri River bends sharply near French Bottom and Burr Oak Bottom. This mid-1980s data reveals a complex hydrologic system defined by the Platte River, One Hundred and Two River, and the Third Fork Platte River, alongside floodplain features like Lake Contrary and Muskrat Lake. Educational and civic infrastructure is represented by Missouri Western State College and Rosecrans Memorial Airport, while the rural surroundings are dotted with smaller communities such as Savannah, Maysville, and Cameron.

The map highlights a dense rail network including the Chicago and North Western, Burlington Northern, and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. For genealogists, the inclusion of Far West Cem and numerous named townships provides essential locational data for family history research. Conservation land like Pigeon Hill State Wildlife Area and Wallace State Park illustrates the late-20th-century management of the region's natural resources.