1939 Map of Bloomfield

About this map

The Castor River meanders through this portion of Stoddard County, defining a landscape at the edge of the Mississippi embayment where high ground meets reclaimed bottomlands. A massive network of drainage infrastructure, including the Dudley Main Ditch and numerous numbered channels like Ditch No 24, illustrates the intensive efforts to transform the swampy lowlands for agriculture. This transition is anchored by the county seat of Bloomfield, which sits atop the ridge overlooking the managed waters of Lick Creek.