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1981 Map of Skidmore NW

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Skidmore NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Little Tarkio Creek and its winding tributaries, including the East Fork Little Tarkio Creek and Headrick Branch, define the agricultural character of this northwestern Missouri landscape. The map captures a largely rural section of Colfax and Lincoln townships at the start of the 1980s, where the drainage patterns of small waterways like Hull Cr and Long Branch dictate the placement of local roads and farmsteads.

For genealogists and local historians, the London Cem serves as a primary landmark for tracing family roots in this corner of the state. The area is divided by the Atchison Co Nodaway Co line, illustrating the jurisdictional boundaries that shaped early land ownership. The presence of a Radio Tower in the southern portion near Dale highlights the modest infrastructure improvements typical of the era's rural expansion.