1984 Map of Barnard

About this map

The One Hundred and Two River snakes through the center of this Northwest Missouri landscape, defining the topography around Barnard. By the early 1980s, the local transportation network had shifted, leaving an Old Railroad Grade as a physical marker of the region's former rail-dependent economy. To the west, the small settlement of Pumpkin Center sits near the headwaters of White Cloud Creek, while the eastern portion of the map is drained by Long Branch and the Platte River. Several Quarries and a Quarry indicate the local extraction of stone, a vital industry alongside traditional agriculture. Recreational and conservation land is represented by the Black-Oak Public Access along the river, illustrating the balance of land use between the townships of White Cloud and Grant.