1940s Maps of Pike County, Missouri

1. 1940 Map of Bowling Green

   

   1940 Bowling Green

   1940 Print · USGS

   Pike County at the end of the Depression reveals a landscape tied to the Mississippi River and a thriving rail network. Genealogists can trace family roots through dozens of rural landmarks like St Clement, Stark Nursery, and the Noix Creek Cem.

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4. 1942 Map of Nebo

   

   1942 Nebo

   1942 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi River floodplain and the rising knobs of Missouri appear here as they were in the early 1940s. Genealogists can trace a dense network of rural landmarks, from Salem Sch and Corinth Ch to the riverfront at Clarksville and Annada.

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7. 1942 Map of Elsberry

   

   1942 Elsberry

   1942 Print · USGS

   Northeastern Missouri's river bluffs and rail corridors are captured here during the early 1940s. Genealogists and historians can locate vanished landmarks like Brussels Sch, Penn Cave, and the rural Old Alexandria Ch.

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10. 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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13. 1943 Map of Vandalia, 1972 Print

    

    1943 Vandalia

    1972 Print · USGS

    Missouri's rural heartland is captured here in the 1940s at the junction of Audrain, Pike, and Ralls Counties. Genealogists can trace dozens of rural schoolhouses and churches, including Round Grove Sch, Elm Grove Ch, and the settlement of Madisonville.

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16. 1944 Map of Barry

    

    1944 Barry

    1944 Print · USGS

    Pike County's river-bottoms and bluffs are captured here in the mid-1940s, showing the complex interaction between the river and the rail lines. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural school locations like Wilke Chapel Sch and Buckeye Sch, or explore old landings such as Cincinnati Landing.

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19. 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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22. 1945 Map of Hannibal

    

    1945 Hannibal

    1945 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Hannibal is captured here as a bustling Mississippi river port and railroad crossroads just after the war. Local historians can trace family roots through dozens of rural landmarks like Mt Zion Cem, Withers Mill, and Ocean Wave Sch.

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25. 1945 Map of Vandalia

    

    1945 Vandalia

    1945 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Audrain and Pike Counties are shown here at a peak of rural settlement, centered on the rail hub of Vandalia. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools and churches, from New Michigan Sch to Mt Air Ch and Spencerburg.

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28. 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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