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2017 Map of Scott City

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Scott City and its neighboring communities of Illmo and Ancell dominate the northeastern corner of this 2017 survey, situated just south of the Cape Girardeau city limits. This landscape is defined by extensive water management systems, including the Castor River Diversion Channel and the Ramsey Cr Diversion Channel, which navigate the low-lying Black Land Bottom and Big Swamp areas. These engineering works reflect a long history of reclaiming fertile Mississippi River floodplain for agricultural and industrial use.

Further south, the terrain shifts into the rolling hills of Kelso and New Hamburg. Researchers will find numerous burial sites that anchor the local genealogy of the region, such as Mount Zion Cem, Westerwell Cem, and Ancell Cem. The presence of the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport and a dense network of roads like State Hwy AB and State Hwy M illustrate the modern transportation infrastructure built atop the historical settlement patterns of Scott and Cape Girardeau counties.