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2017 Map of Sturgeon

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Sturgeon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Sturgeon and the surrounding farmland of Boone County are defined by a network of rural roads and small family cemeteries that mark the late 20th-century landscape. The northern edge of the map follows the intersection of three counties — Boone, Audrain, and Randolph — where the community of Clark straddles the boundary. Small-scale water features like Tincher Lake South and David Bailey Lake are interspersed with the winding courses of Saling Cr and Silver Fork.

Tracing the southern portion of this area reveals The Pinnacles, a distinctive terrain feature near Riggs. The abundance of localized burial sites, including Nailer Cem and Mount Horeb Cem, highlights the enduring family heritage of this central Missouri region. The landscape transitions from the grid-like residential streets of Sturgeon to the deeply etched drainage patterns of Lick Fork and Grindstone Br, illustrating the relationship between the prairie-like uplands and the timbered creek bottoms.