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2017 Map of Sikeston North

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Sikeston anchor this landscape of the Missouri Bootheel, situated at the boundary of Scott and Mississippi Counties. The map reveals a highly engineered agricultural environment dominated by an extensive drainage system, including Saint Johns Ditch, Town Ditch, and N Cut Ditch. These man-made channels were critical for reclaiming the swampy bottomlands for large-scale farming.

Genealogists can find several family-named burial sites such as Hunter Cem, Bennifield Cem, and Hart Cem scattered throughout the rural sections north of the city. While Sikeston represents the primary urban center, smaller settlements like McMullin, Miner, and Sargent provide additional local context. The Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport and a dense network of local roads like N Main St and State Hwy ZZ illustrate the region's role as a regional transportation hub.