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2011 Map of West Plains

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of West Plains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

West Plains serves as the regional hub for Howell County, where the South Fork Howell Creek and North Fork Howell Creek converge within the city limits. This survey highlights the local education and infrastructure of the early 2010s, featuring Southwest Missouri State University and the West Plains Municipal Airport. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of county roads extending into the rural Ozark terrain, connecting the main city to smaller outlying areas like Summers Addition and Frankville.

A notable historical through-line is found in the southern reaches of the quadrangle, where the Cottbus Post Office and the settlement of Cottbus suggest an older community structure that predates the modern expansion of West Plains. The area is dotted with numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Oaklawn Cemetery and Howell Valley Cemetery, providing significant points of interest for genealogists tracing local family roots across this Missouri landscape.