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1971 Map of Stotts City

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Stotts City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Stotts City and Freistatt anchor this Lawrence County landscape in the early 1970s, showcasing a mix of agricultural heritage and institutional expansion. The northern reaches are defined by the Spring River and the tracks of the St Louis-San Francisco railroad, while the eastern edge features the specialized grounds of the University of Missouri Experimental Farm and the University of Missouri Southwest Center Landing Field. These research facilities contrast with the surrounding rural terrain, which is deeply marked by family and community history.

Small-scale rural life is evident in the numerous country churches and burial grounds that dot the townships of Mount Vernon, MT Pleasant, and Hober G. Researchers will find significant genealogical sites such as Moores Cem, Stotts City Cem, and Boubber Cem, alongside central gathering points like the Baptist Hill Assembly. From the drainage of Marti Hollow to the bends of Center Creek, the map provides a precise record of the road networks and farmstead locations that shaped this Missouri Ozark plateau region.