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2009 Map of Welda

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Welda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Welda and Mont Ida anchor this section of Anderson County, situated in a prairie landscape defined by a grid of rural roads and meandering drainage systems. The town of Welda is notably positioned near Lake Welda and is intersected by the winding route of SW Colony Rd. Further west, the smaller settlement of Mont Ida sits along Main St, surrounded by agricultural land and the upper reaches of Cedar Creek.

The area is punctuated by several small burial grounds including Welda Cemetery, Mont Ida Cemetery, Wardell Cemetery, and Hyatt Cemetery, which provide important touchstones for local family history. The presence of Oil Field Rd in the northeastern quadrant suggests a legacy of local resource extraction integrated into the township's rural fabric, while Fish Creek and Bradshaw Creek further define the local topography.