1951 Map of Afton
USGS Topo · Published 1953About this map
The Thompson River and its numerous tributaries, including Twelvemile Creek and Threemile Creek, carve through the rolling agricultural landscape of Union, Madison, and Adair Counties. In the early 1950s, the region was defined by its dense network of rural infrastructure, visible in the dozens of numbered schoolhouses such as School No 1 and School No 9 that served isolated farmsteads. Two major rail corridors, the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago Great Western, intersect near Talmage, facilitating the export of livestock and grain from local hubs like Afton and Lorimor.
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Editions of this 1951 Afton Map
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