1965 Map of Blue Springs

About this map

The Little Blue River meanders through the heart of Jackson County in the mid-1960s, a period when the eastern edge of Independence was expanding toward the rolling hills of Sni-A-Bar. This landscape is defined by the heavy industrial presence of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in the northeast and the recreational waters of Lake Tapawingo to the south. Local community life is rooted in a network of country schools and churches, including De Kelly Sch, Spring Branch Sch, and Lobb Cumberland Ch. The map highlights the transition from rural Missouri farms to suburban development, with purple revision tints marking urban extensions around Blue Springs and East Independence. Researchers will find significant genealogical data in the locations of Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, Lobb Cem, and Stanley Cem.