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1953 Map of Armstrong

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Armstrong
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The town of Armstrong and the nearby village of Roanoke anchor this 1953 survey, which highlights the agrarian and industrial landscape of north-central Missouri. Situated at the junction of Chariton, Randolph, and Howard counties, the area is defined by the Gulf Mobile and Ohio RR, which cuts diagonally across the terrain through Prairie and Silver Creek townships. This rail corridor was the primary artery for the region's movement of goods, including materials from a Quarry located near Silver Creek.

Local life is recorded through a network of rural landmarks, including Wesley Chapel Cem and Walnut Ridge Cem. Education for the farming communities was decentralized, evidenced by the presence of Butner Sch in the north and Sharon Sch to the east in Burton township. The landscape is heavily dissected by the drainage systems of Batts Creek and Dozier Fork, creating a pattern of upland ridges where many of the century-old homesteads were established.