1940s Maps of Lewis County, Missouri

1. 1944 Map of Quincy, 1954 Print

   

   1944 Quincy

   1954 Print · USGS

   Quincy and the Mississippi River valley are captured in the 1940s, showing a landscape defined by rail lines and rural parish schools. Researchers can trace the riverfront at Marion City, the grounds of the Soldiers Home, and historic sites like Zion Church.

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4. 1945 Map of Quincy

   

   1945 Quincy

   1945 Print · USGS

   Quincy and its Mississippi River crossings are captured here in the mid-1940s during a period of transition for its riverfront and rail lines. Genealogists can trace family roots at local landmarks like the Soldiers Home, Melrose Chapel, and numerous rural schoolhouses such as Hickory Grove School.

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7. 1946 Map of Mendon, 1958 Print

   

   1946 Mendon

   1958 Print · USGS

   The fertile bottomlands of Adams County are seen here in the mid-1940s, as massive drainage projects reshaped the Mississippi River's eastern bank. Genealogists can locate family names and sites through numerous rural landmarks like Wesley Chapel Cem, Gentry Sch, and the Canton Ferry.

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10. 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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13. 1948 Map of Mendon

    

    1948 Mendon

    1948 Print · USGS

    Upper Adams County in the late 1940s reveals a landscape defined by Mississippi River engineering and tight-knit rural communities. Researchers can trace ancestral locations at New Providence Cem, several dozen one-room schoolhouses like Golden Sch, and the winding Bear Creek drainage.

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16. 1949 Map of Durham, 1956 Print

    

    1949 Durham

    1956 Print · USGS

    Marion and Lewis counties are captured here just after the war, showing the rural rail-and-river network of northern Missouri. Researchers can trace family sites near Emerson, find the Mount Sinai Ch, and locate family plots like Wagner Cem.

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19. 1949 Map of Maywood, 1956 Print

    

    1949 Maywood

    1956 Print · USGS

    Northeast Missouri’s river-bottom lands are shown here in the late 1940s as the rail and river networks shaped local life. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks like Shannon Sch, Olivet Ch, and family-named cemeteries including Maywood Cem.

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22. 1949 Map of Kahoka SE, 1963 Print

    

    1949 Kahoka SE

    1963 Print · USGS

    Northeastern Missouri farmland meets the winding Fox River in this mid-century survey of Clark and Lewis Counties. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural school districts like Lone Star Sch and locate family burial sites at Mt Zion Cem and St Patrick Cem.

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25. 1949 Map of St. Patrick, 1977 Print

    

    1949 St. Patrick

    1977 Print · USGS

    Northeast Missouri’s rural landscape is captured here at mid-century, just as the network of one-room country schools began to fade. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Pride of the West Sch, Honey Creek Cem, and the village of St Patrick.

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