1940s Maps of Worth County, Missouri

Explore 11 historic maps of Worth County 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 Worth County's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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Worth County, MO maps

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  1. 1940 Map of Blockton, 1954 Print
    1940 Map of Blockton, 1954 Print
    1940 Blockton
    1954 Print · USGS
    Life along the Iowa and Missouri border in the early 1940s was centered on small rural school districts and family farms. Researchers can trace the exact locations of vanished community hubs like Irena, Jackson Ch, and Victory Sch before the consolidation of rural landmarks.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1940 Map of Bedford, 1954 Print
    1940 Map of Bedford, 1954 Print
    1940 Bedford
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Iowa-Missouri borderlands come alive in this mid-century survey of Taylor, Worth, and Nodaway counties. Researchers can trace the Chicago Great Western rail line and locate vanished rural hubs like Luteston Sch and Isadora.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1940 Map of Parnell, 1954 Print
    1940 Map of Parnell, 1954 Print
    1940 Parnell
    1954 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri in the 1940s is defined here by a dense grid of rural schoolhouses and the critical rail hub at Conception Junction. Trace family roots near St Benedict Convent or find old community sites like Common Sense Sch and Ravenwood.

  4. 1942 Map of Grant City
    1942 Map of Grant City
    1942 Grant City
    1942 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri's river valleys and rail lines defined community life in the early 1940s as rural farmsteads flourished between the forks of the Grand River. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of local landmarks like Smithton Sch, Wharton Cem, and the village of Allendale.

  5. 1943 Map of Bedford
    1943 Map of Bedford
    1943 Bedford
    1943 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of Iowa and Missouri are captured here in the early 1940s, showing a landscape defined by small-town life and the railroad. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous rural landmarks like New Hope Cem, Star of the West Ch, and the Platte Dell Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1943 Map of Parnell
    1943 Map of Parnell
    1943 Parnell
    1943 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri's agricultural heartland is documented here in the early 1940s, centered on the rail junctions and river valleys of Nodaway and Worth counties. Researchers can trace rural lineages through dozens of local landmarks like Common Sense Sch, St Benedict Convent, and Sweet Home Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1943 Map of Grant City
    1943 Map of Grant City
    1943 Grant City
    1943 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri thrived as a landscape of small farms and crossroads schoolhouses in the early 1940s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through dozens of rural sites like Hugginsville Sch, New Friendship Ch, and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR.
    3 unique versions available

  8. 1943 Map of Blockton
    1943 Map of Blockton
    1943 Blockton
    1943 Print · USGS
    The Iowa-Missouri borderlands are captured here in the early 1940s, showing a landscape of small townships and rural school districts. Genealogists can locate specific local landmarks such as Lone Star Sch, Irena, and the Middle Fork Lotts Creek.
    3 unique versions available

  9. 1945 Map of Mount Ayr, 1954 Print
    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.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1947 Map of Mount Ayr
    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.
    2 unique versions available

  11. 1948 Map of Bethany
    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.
    4 unique versions available

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