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2015 Map of Urbana

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Urbana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The crossroads of Urbana serves as a central hub for this portion of the Missouri Ozarks, where the convergence of several county roads and local highways defines the community's layout. The landscape is marked by numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Hopewell Cemetery near Huckaby and Crudgington Cemetery further south, providing essential data for genealogists and local historians. Small clusters like Rimby and Louisburg anchor the southern reaches of the map, connected by a network of rural routes that trace the undulating terrain of the watershed.

Water features such as Cahoochie Cr and its various branches, including W Br Cahoochie Cr, drain the northern sections, while Ingalls Cr and Wilkinson Br carve paths through the west. These creek systems often dictated the location of early farmsteads and churches, such as Bowers Chapel, which remains a landmark alongside its namesake Bowers Chapel Cemetery. The mapping of these small drainage systems and their relationship to the established road network reveals a persistent rural settlement pattern centered on accessible water and transportation lines.