Old Maps of Worth County, Missouri for Metal Detecting
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Worth County, MO maps
(71)- 1940 Map of Blockton, 1954 Print
1940 Blockton1954 Print · USGSLife 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 - 1940 Map of Bedford, 1954 Print
1940 Bedford1954 Print · USGSThe 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 - 1940 Map of Parnell, 1954 Print
1940 Parnell1954 Print · USGSNorthwest 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. - 1942 Map of Grant City
1942 Grant City1942 Print · USGSNorthwest 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. - 1943 Map of Bedford
1943 Bedford1943 Print · USGSThe 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 - 1943 Map of Parnell
1943 Parnell1943 Print · USGSNorthwest 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 - 1943 Map of Grant City
1943 Grant City1943 Print · USGSNorthwest 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 - 1943 Map of Blockton
1943 Blockton1943 Print · USGSThe 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 - 1945 Map of Mount Ayr, 1954 Print
1945 Mount Ayr1954 Print · USGSThe 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 - 1947 Map of Mount Ayr
1947 Mount Ayr1947 Print · USGSThe 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 - 1948 Map of Bethany
1948 Bethany1948 Print · USGSNorthwestern 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 - 1955 Map of Nebraska City, 1967 Print
1955 Nebraska City1967 Print · USGSThe four-state region surrounding the Missouri River valley appears here in the mid-1950s, a landscape of rail-dependent market towns and rural school districts. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Rock Bluff School, St Oswald Church, and the Clarinda State Hospital.3 unique versions available - 1957 Map of Nebraska City
1957 Nebraska City1957 Print · USGSThe four-state junction of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas comes alive in this mid-fifties survey of the Missouri River valley. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-road networks connecting Nebraska City, Maryville, and the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge. - 1958 Map of Nebraska City
1958 Nebraska City1958 Print · USGSThe Missouri River Valley and its fertile four-state borderlands are captured here during the mid-century expansion of the regional highway and rail networks. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Moulton School, Shady Grove Church, and the Clarinda State Hospital. - 1980 Map of Sheridan, 1981 Print
1980 Sheridan1981 Print · USGSThe Missouri-Iowa borderlands are captured here in the late seventies, showing the rural landscape around Sheridan and Isadora. Researchers can trace the Chicago and North Western rail corridor and locate family sites at Sheridan Cem or Athelstan Cem. - 1980 Map of Bedford SW, 1981 Print
1980 Bedford SW1981 Print · USGSThis rural borderland between Iowa and Missouri was mapped in the late 1970s, showing a landscape of traditional farmsteads and township boundaries. Genealogists can locate several remote burial sites and community centers, including Berea Ch, New Hope Cem, and Brethren Cem. - 1981 Map of Blockton SE
1981 Blockton SE1981 Print · USGSThe Iowa-Missouri borderlands are captured here in the early eighties as rural life centered on the river forks and country parishes. Researchers can trace ancestral sites through several family-named landmarks including Clark Allen Cem, Hickory Grove Ch, and Crim Cem. - 1981 Map of Blockton
1981 Blockton1981 Print · USGSThe Iowa-Missouri borderlands come into focus in the early 1980s, showcasing the agricultural communities of Taylor and Ringgold counties. Trace the paths of the Chicago and North Western and an Old Railroad Grade past landmarks like Tent Chapel and Rosehill Cem. - 1981 Map of Hatfield, 1982 Print
1981 Hatfield1982 Print · USGSThe Missouri-Iowa borderlands near Hatfield were still deeply rural in the early eighties, characterized by small settlements and family farms. Genealogists can locate several remote burial sites such as Lincoln Center Cem and Petty Cem, or trace the winding course of the East Fork Grand River. - 1984 Map of Parnell East, 1985 Print
1984 Parnell East1985 Print · USGSNorthern Missouri agriculture and river networks define this landscape in the mid-1980s. Researchers can trace the rural layouts of Parnell and Oxford, or explore the northern edges of the Worth County Community Lake State Recreation Area. - 1984 Map of Allendale, 1985 Print
1984 Allendale1985 Print · USGSWorth and Gentry counties are captured here in the mid-1980s, centered on the river-fed communities of Allendale and Denver. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations along Lotts Creek or near the Emmett and Leah Seat Memorial State Wildlife Area. - 1984 Map of Washington Center, 1985 Print
1984 Washington Center1985 Print · USGSHarrison County farmland and conservation areas are captured here in the mid-eighties as a network of creek-fed townships. Local researchers can trace the rural layout of Washington Center or the boundaries of the Emmett and Leah Seat Memorial Wildlife Area. - 1984 Map of Grant City, 1985 Print
1984 Grant City1985 Print · USGSGrant City and the surrounding rural townships of Worth County are captured in the mid-1980s just as the regional rail landscape was shifting. Genealogists and historians can trace an Old Railroad Grade and find family plots at several local Cem sites near Worth. - 1985 Map of Mount Ayr
1985 Mount Ayr1985 Print · USGSThe Iowa-Missouri borderlands are captured here in the mid-eighties, showing a landscape defined by the branching forks of the Platte River and Grand River. Researchers can trace the heritage of rural communities and conservation sites like Lake of Three Fires State Park and Rose Hill Cemetery.2 unique versions available - 1985 Map of Parnell West
1985 Parnell West1985 Print · USGSNodaway County agriculture and river drainage are documented here in the mid-1980s, before modern landscape changes. Local researchers can trace the rural layouts of Gaynor, Orrsburg, and Parnell, or locate landmarks like the Rock Quarry and Keever Bridge Acess Area.
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