1940s Maps of Gentry County, Missouri

Explore 9 historic maps of Gentry County from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Gentry County's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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Gentry County, MO maps

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  1. 1940 Map of Parnell, 1954 Print
    1940 Map of Parnell, 1954 Print
    1940 Parnell
    1954 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri in the 1940s is defined here by a dense grid of rural schoolhouses and the critical rail hub at Conception Junction. Trace family roots near St Benedict Convent or find old community sites like Common Sense Sch and Ravenwood.

  2. 1942 Map of Grant City
    1942 Map of Grant City
    1942 Grant City
    1942 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri's river valleys and rail lines defined community life in the early 1940s as rural farmsteads flourished between the forks of the Grand River. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of local landmarks like Smithton Sch, Wharton Cem, and the village of Allendale.

  3. 1943 Map of Parnell
    1943 Map of Parnell
    1943 Parnell
    1943 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri's agricultural heartland is documented here in the early 1940s, centered on the rail junctions and river valleys of Nodaway and Worth counties. Researchers can trace rural lineages through dozens of local landmarks like Common Sense Sch, St Benedict Convent, and Sweet Home Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1943 Map of Grant City
    1943 Map of Grant City
    1943 Grant City
    1943 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri thrived as a landscape of small farms and crossroads schoolhouses in the early 1940s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through dozens of rural sites like Hugginsville Sch, New Friendship Ch, and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 1943 Map of Stanberry
    1943 Map of Stanberry
    1943 Stanberry
    1943 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri thrived as a rail and farming hub during the mid-twentieth century, centered on the junctions at Stanberry and King City. Genealogists can trace hundreds of farmsteads and dozens of local landmarks like Conception College and the Prairie Flower School.

  6. 1944 Map of Pattonsburg, 1977 Print
    1944 Map of Pattonsburg, 1977 Print
    1944 Pattonsburg
    1977 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri in the 1940s is defined here by the winding Grand River and the busy WABASH rail line. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Savage Cem, the Coffey P O and Sta, and rural centers such as Mitchellville.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1946 Map of Pattonsburg
    1946 Map of Pattonsburg
    1946 Pattonsburg
    1946 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri's river valleys and rail lines are captured here in the mid-1940s, showing a landscape defined by small-scale agriculture and close-knit rural communities. Genealogists can locate numerous local institutions like Virginia Ridge Sch, Pattonsburg, and the Crab Orchard Cem.

  8. 1948 Map of Bethany
    1948 Map of Bethany
    1948 Bethany
    1948 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Missouri's agricultural heartland is captured here in the years following the war, centered on the hub of Bethany. Researchers can trace rural genealogy through family-named sites like Magee Cem and dozens of local schools including Glendenning Sch and Solomon Sch.
    4 unique versions available

  9. 1948 Map of Pattonsburg
    1948 Map of Pattonsburg
    1948 Pattonsburg
    1948 Print · USGS
    Daviess and Gentry counties are shown here just after the war, featuring the winding Grand River and the Wabash rail line. Researchers can locate many former rural landmarks, including Rice Town Sch, Mooney Bridge, and Salem Coffey P O and Sta.
    2 unique versions available

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