1940s Maps of Callaway County, Missouri

1. 1940 Map of Montgomery City, 1965 Print

   

   1940 Montgomery City

   1965 Print · USGS

   The Montgomery County interior at the start of the 1940s reveals a landscape of railroad towns and scattered prairie farmsteads. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Tate Cem, St Patricks Ch, and the Loutre Valley Sch.

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4. 1942 Map of Montgomery City

   

   1942 Montgomery City

   1942 Print · USGS

   Montgomery County and the edge of Callaway County are captured here in the early 1940s, showing a landscape defined by the Loutre River and the Wabash RR. Researchers can locate dozens of rural landmarks, from family-named plots like Worland Cem to country schoolhouses like Verbena Dale Sch and Sunny Hill Sch.

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7. 1942 Map of Wellsville

   

   1942 Wellsville

   1942 Print · USGS

   Mid-Missouri's rail-and-river landscape is meticulously detailed here just before the war, showcasing the busy corridors of the Alton and Wabash lines. Researchers can trace rural life through dozens of local landmarks like Chapel Grove Sch, the Laclede Christy Mine, and Shamrock.

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10. 1942 Map of Jefferson City

    

    1942 Jefferson City

    1942 Print · USGS

    Jefferson City and the surrounding river bluffs are captured in the early years of the war, when rail travel and state agriculture dominated the landscape. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks and rural schools like Hall Sch, Williams Cem, and the small settlement of New Bloomfield.

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13. 1942 Map of Morrison, 1961 Print

    

    1942 Morrison

    1961 Print · USGS

    The river valleys of mid-Missouri are captured here in the 1940s, highlighting the vital rail and ferry networks of the era. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Wittenbach Cem, rural schools like Mud Creek Sch, and the historic Starkenburg community.

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16. 1944 Map of Millersburg, 1963 Print

    

    1944 Millersburg

    1963 Print · USGS

    Central Missouri's rural heartland is documented here in the mid-1940s, showing a landscape shaped by coal mining and country school districts. Trace local history at Stephens and Millersburg, or find family sites like Hundley Cem and Monocle Chapel.

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19. 1945 Map of Mokane

    

    1945 Mokane

    1945 Print · USGS

    The Missouri River valley near the Osage confluence comes alive in this mid-forties survey, showing a landscape defined by river-rail commerce and rural townships. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Frankenstein, Bonnots Mill, and numerous rural sites like Metabor Cem or Acorn Sch.

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22. 1945 Map of Morrison

    

    1945 Morrison

    1945 Print · USGS

    The river valleys of central Missouri were still deeply tied to the water in the mid-1940s, as shown by this survey of the Missouri and Gasconade confluence. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous country schools like Best Sch and river crossings such as Brown Shanty Ferry.

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25. 1945 Map of Centralia

    

    1945 Centralia

    1945 Print · USGS

    North Central Missouri is shown just after the war, featuring a landscape defined by its rail junctions and numerous rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family heritage through dozens of named sites like Skull Lick Cem, Hallsville, and Angell Sch.

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28. 1946 Map of Millersburg

    

    1946 Millersburg

    1946 Print · USGS

    Mid-Missouri farming and mining communities come alive in this mid-century survey of the Boone and Callaway county line. Genealogists and historians can locate dozens of rural landmarks, from the Manacle Chapel and Hundley Cem to local schools like Sunrise Sch.

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31. 1947 Map of Jefferson City, 1949 Print

    

    1947 Jefferson City

    1949 Print · USGS

    Central Missouri and the northern Ozarks come into focus in this late 1940s survey of the river-and-rail landscape. Genealogists and historians can trace the growth of Jefferson City and Sedalia or locate family roots near Bagnell Dam and the Lake of the Ozarks.

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34. 1948 Map of Quincy

    

    1948 Quincy

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi and Illinois River valleys are captured at a post-war crossroads as rail and river travel met the expanding highway system. Genealogists can trace family settlements from Quincy to Hannibal and smaller towns like Vandalia and Jerseyville.

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37. 1949 Map of Saint Louis

    

    1949 Saint Louis

    1949 Print · USGS

    Greater St. Louis and its surrounding river valleys are captured here just after the war, showing the metropolitan core and the rural Ozark fringe. Researchers can trace the sprawling rail network of the Wabash RR or locate landmarks like Meramec Caverns Airport and Scott Air Force Base.

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