1940s Maps of Harrison County, Missouri

1. 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.

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4. 1945 Map of Mount Ayr, 1954 Print

   

   1945 Mount Ayr

   1954 Print · USGS

   The Iowa-Missouri borderlands come into focus at the end of the war, showing a landscape of small townships and family farms. Genealogists can trace local roots through landmarks like Petry Cem, Friendship Ch, and the many rural schools including Lone Rock Sch.

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7. 1945 Map of Lamoni, 1957 Print

   

   1945 Lamoni

   1957 Print · USGS

   The Iowa and Missouri borderlands come to life in this mid-century survey of the rural corridor between Harrison and Decatur counties. Researchers can trace the tracks of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and find local landmarks like Andover, Riverview Ch, and Akron Cem.

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10. 1946 Map of Gilman

    

    1946 Gilman

    1946 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Daviess and Harrison Counties are captured here during a period of transition for rural Missouri's rail and school networks. Researchers can trace the legacy of local education through nearly twenty named school sites like Liberty Sch and Red Sch, or locate family sites near Bancroft and the Wabash line.

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13. 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.

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16. 1947 Map of Lamoni

    

    1947 Lamoni

    1947 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Iowa and Missouri are captured here just after the war, showing a dense network of country schools and churches. Genealogists can trace family roots through landmarks like Andover Cem, Lone Star Sch, and the Riverview Ch along the Thompson River.

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19. 1947 Map of Blythedale

    

    1947 Blythedale

    1947 Print · USGS

    Northern Missouri's agricultural heartland is documented here in the late 1940s, showing a landscape densely dotted with local schoolhouses and family cemeteries. Genealogists can trace roots through the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line and sites like Yankee Ridge Cem or Green Castle Sch.

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22. 1947 Map of Mount Ayr

    

    1947 Mount Ayr

    1947 Print · USGS

    The Missouri-Iowa border comes into focus in the mid-1940s, capturing the rural townships of Lincoln and Hamilton at a peak of local community density. Researchers can trace the exact locations of family homesteads near Hatfield or find the remote Turkey Grove Cem and Arrington Sch.

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25. 1948 Map of Gilman

    

    1948 Gilman

    1948 Print · USGS

    Daviess and Harrison counties are shown in the late 1940s, capturing a detailed landscape of rural Missouri crossroads and small-town commerce. Genealogists can trace family roots through the numerous named landmarks like Gilman City P O, Bancroft, and the Wabash railroad line.

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28. 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.

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31. 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.

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