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2021 Map of Sweet Springs

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Sweet Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Sweet Springs sits at the northern edge of the Missouri Ozark foothills, where the Blackwater River and its many tributaries, such as Salt Pond Cr and Harpers Br, carve a winding path through the landscape. This area serves as a significant crossroads where Lafayette, Saline, and Pettis counties meet, reflecting a late-modern rural layout defined by both agricultural grid roads and the prominent Interstate 70 corridor.

Genealogists will find several notable burial grounds, including Fairview Cem near the town center and the more secluded Blackwater Chapel Cem to the south. Small settlements like Emma and Dunksburg anchor the surrounding countryside, while the map preserves the natural meandering of the Old Channel Davis Cr alongside modernized drainage. The network of waterways, from Panther Cr to Buncomb Br, illustrates the complex drainage patterns that have historically shaped local property lines and settlement locations.