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2012 Map of Vera

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Vera
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Salt River flows along the northern boundary of this Pike County landscape, anchoring a rural region defined by its creek-fed bottomlands and agricultural plateaus. The settlement patterns reflect a legacy of family-centered farming and community life, marked by numerous small burial grounds including Euell Cemetery, Early Cemetery, and McElwee Cemetery. Smaller clusters such as Reading, McCune, and Vera serve as local hubs, connected by a network of county roads like Co Rd-120 and named routes such as Pike 124.

Several water bodies, including White Lake, Love Lake, and Pfautch Lake, dot the terrain between the drainages of Cains Creek and Grassy Creek. The landscape transitions in the south toward Buckner Hollow, where the Railroad Branch and Gailey Branch flow through more varied elevations. This record of the modern era preserves the locations of generational landmarks, from the Three Churches site to the scattered rural cemeteries that remain integral to the local history of Missouri's rolling eastern plains.