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2018 Map of Valmeyer

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Valmeyer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Valmeyer sits at the foot of the eastern bluffs, overlooking the broad bottomlands of the Mississippi River where the Corps of Engineers Levee Rd guards the low-lying agricultural fields. This 2018 survey documents a landscape defined by its proximity to the water, from the industrial presence of Merrimac and the residential clusters at Imperial and Kimmswick on the Missouri side to the rural expanses of Illinois. The geography is marked by significant hydrological features such as Moredock Lake, Lucas Slough, and Chesley Island.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds documented throughout the river valley, including Saint Johns Cem near the base of Potato Hill and the more remote Eagle Cliff Cem. The map traces the winding paths of Fountain Cr and Rock Cr as they flow toward the main channel, while terrain features like Schaeffer Hollow and Dennis Hollow cut into the rising eastern topography, illustrating the stark transition from the flat floodplain to the upland interior.