Meta, MO Historical Topo Map (1948)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Missouri, US
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Older edition. This is the 1948 edition from the U.S. Geological Survey. A newer one may have been published since; check the agency's page for current rules and routes before relying on it.

About the Meta quad
The Meta quadrangle is a USGS 15-minute historical topo map covering about 14 × 17 mi of Cole and Osage counties, Missouri. This is the 1948 edition; the GeoPDF is 11.3 MB.
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Where this map covers
Named places on this map
18 named features inside the Meta, MO — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1948) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
Lakes, springs and falls
- Argyle Lake · reservoir
- Baumhoer Lake · reservoir
- Buschs Lake · lake
- Cross Lake · reservoir
- Graessle-Rockers Lake · reservoir
- JGF Farms Lake · reservoir
- Number 137 Reservoir · reservoir
- Number 98 Lake · reservoir
- Pinnell Lake · reservoir
- Scott Lake · reservoir
- Teds Lake · reservoir
- Twehaus Lake · reservoir
- Willibrand Lake · reservoir
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Bloody Island · island
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 5, 2026 · 11.3 MB