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1978 Map of Steelville

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Steelville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Steelville serves as the primary hub for this Crawford County landscape during the late 1970s, situated where Yadkin Creek meets the northern flow of the Meramec River. The town is well-established with its Steelville R-3 High School, a Radio Tower, and nearby rural neighborhoods like Sankey. The topography transitions into the Courtois Hills to the southeast, an area dominated by the Mark Twain National Forest.

Evidence of the region's industrial past is visible through the Old Railroad Grade and sites such as the Midland Mine and various Iron Pits near Cherry Valley. Numerous family-named burial sites, including Yadkin Cem, Moutray Cem, and Schwieder Cem, are scattered across the valley floors. Water sources are abundant, with Evans Spring and Collins Spring feeding into the drainage network that defined the early settlement patterns of this Missouri Ozark territory.