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1964 Map of Sprott

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Sprott
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Missouri-Illinois railroad corridor cuts across the rugged drainage divide between Ste Genevieve and St Francois counties in this mid-1960s landscape. Small rural communities like Sprott and Millers anchor the upland plateaus, supported by institutions such as Genevieve Ch and the Pleasant Hill Ch. The map reveals a dense network of family-named landmarks and infrastructure from an earlier era of rural settlement, including the Chestnut Ridge Sch and Busiek Sch.

A complex hydrological system of creeks, including the North Fork Jonca Creek, South Fork Jonca Creek, and the River aux Vases, carves through the terrain. Numerous small cemeteries are scattered throughout the hills, such as the Oakland Cem, McGee Cem, and McClintock Cem, providing valuable points of reference for genealogists tracing local families like the Murphys and McGees. A single Quarry suggests the local extraction industry that complemented the area's agricultural life.