1940s Maps of Eureka, Missouri

Explore 5 historic maps of Eureka 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 Eureka's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1940s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
  • See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
  • Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
  • View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.

Start exploring Eureka's history through authentic maps from the 1940s. This is your window into the past.


Eureka, MO maps

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  1. 1947 Map of Crosstown, 1960 Print
    1947 Map of Crosstown, 1960 Print
    1947 Crosstown
    1960 Print · USGS
    Southeast Missouri was still a landscape of scattered rural schools and river-rail commerce just after the war. Local researchers can trace the locations of the Schalls Sch, identify the family-named Hager Sch, or follow the St Louis San Francisco line along the Mississippi River.
    3 unique versions available

  2. 1947 Map of Altenburg, 1976 Print
    1947 Map of Altenburg, 1976 Print
    1947 Altenburg
    1976 Print · USGS
    Southeastern Missouri's river bluffs and Lutheran heritage are documented here in the mid-forties, showing the close-knit network of river landings and small-town commerce. Genealogists can trace family footprints across Altenburg, Frohna, and dozens of rural schools like Fiehler Sch or Buckeye Sch.

  3. 1948 Map of Crosstown
    1948 Map of Crosstown
    1948 Crosstown
    1948 Print · USGS
    The rural uplands of Perry County are captured here in the late 1940s as a network of farming hamlets and local school districts. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks like Trickey Sch and Schalls Sch or trace the early paths through Farrar and Brazeau.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1949 Map of Paducah
    1949 Map of Paducah
    1949 Paducah
    1949 Print · USGS
    The confluence of the Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers at the close of the 1940s reveals a region bound by water and rail. Researchers can trace historic river landings, timberlands in the Shawnee National Forest, and the coal-mining infrastructure around West Frankfort and Herrin.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1949 Map of Altenburg
    1949 Map of Altenburg
    1949 Altenburg
    1949 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Perry and Cape Girardeau counties show a landscape of tight-knit rural communities along the Mississippi River just after the war. Family historians can trace ancestral roots through numerous local landmarks like Uniontown Sch, New Wells School, and the river landings at Wittenberg and Hines Landing.
    3 unique versions available

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