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2012 Map of Sampsel

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Sampsel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Grand River snakes through the southern reaches of this Livingston County landscape, defining the low-lying topography south of Sampsel. This 2012 survey illustrates a predominantly rural Missouri river valley, where the confluence of the Thompson River and various smaller tributaries like Lake Creek and Hog Branch create a complex network of drainage basins. To the northeast, the settlement of Springhill sits near a cluster of managed water bodies, including Straight Lake West Dam and McVey Lake Dam.

Researchers will find a detailed road network of county routes, such as Highway U and Liv 515, which stitch together the agricultural parcels. The terrain is largely defined by these watercourses, with the notable exception of Shale Hill rising in the southeast. The naming conventions of the area's waterways, such as Penitentiary Branch and Bachelor Branch, offer unique local identifiers for genealogists and historians tracing family land holdings along these specific creek beds.