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1957 Map of Stet

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Stet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Wakenda Creek and its many tributaries, including Crabapple Creek and Cottonwood Creek, define the agricultural landscape of this region during the mid-twentieth century. Small communities and rural gathering places like Regal, Log Cabin Station, and Russellville are scattered across the drainage basins, illustrating a settlement pattern of independent farmsteads and local commerce. The southeastern corner is anchored by the town of Stet, where the Stet Sch and Bethany Ch served as central community landmarks for residents near the Ray Co Carroll Co line.

Transportation through the southern portion of the quadrangle is dominated by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which skirts the edge of the Wakenda area. Local history and genealogy are preserved through the locations of several rural churches and burial grounds, such as Wesley Chapel, Little Union Ch, and the Penniston Cem, all of which remain integral to the cultural geography of this Missouri farming country.