1940s Maps of Montgomery 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 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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13. 1942 Map of Hermann, 1961 Print

    

    1942 Hermann

    1961 Print · USGS

    Mid-Missouri river life and rail commerce are documented here during the early 1940s as the river winds past thriving valley towns. Researchers can trace historic farmsteads, family burial grounds like Meyers Cem, and numerous rural schoolhouses such as Peace Hill Sch and Swiss Sch.

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16. 1942 Map of New Florence, 1963 Print

    

    1942 New Florence

    1963 Print · USGS

    Montgomery County in the early 1940s reveals a landscape of dispersed farmsteads and rail-dependent towns like New Florence and High Hill. You can trace rural education through vanished schoolhouses like Orange Blossom Sch or locate family sites near Wright Cem.

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19. 1942 Map of Bellflower, 1966 Print

    

    1942 Bellflower

    1966 Print · USGS

    Eastern Missouri farm country is captured here during the early years of the war, revealing a landscape defined by the Cuivre River and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks and rural hubs like Middletown, Smyrna Ch, and the Prairie Flower Sch.

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22. 1945 Map of Bellflower

    

    1945 Bellflower

    1945 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Montgomery, Audrain, and Pike counties are captured here in the mid-1940s as a network of tightly-knit farming communities. Genealogists can trace family footprints through dozens of local landmarks, including Payne Cem, Smyrna Ch, and the many namesake schoolhouses like Mudd Sch.

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25. 1945 Map of Hermann

    

    1945 Hermann

    1945 Print · USGS

    The Missouri River valley near Hermann and Berger is shown here in the mid-1940s, documenting a landscape of river-and-rail transport. Genealogists can trace family names through rural landmarks like St Johns Ch, Roth Cem, and Frene Sch.

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28. 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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31. 1946 Map of New Florence

    

    1946 New Florence

    1946 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Montgomery and Warren counties are captured here just as the rural school system and steam-era rail lines remained central to life. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Wright Cem and dozens of vanished schoolhouses including Crabapple Sch and Me Kittrick Sch.

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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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