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1939 Map of Booneville

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Booneville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Booneville serves as the central hub of this 1930s landscape, positioned where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad tracks bisect the valley. The map reveals a highly developed rural infrastructure, most notably the sprawling State Sanatorium south of town and the recreational Joyland Park along Sugar Creek. The terrain is defined by the east-west orientation of ridges like Pisgah Mountain and the Backbone Mountain, which directed early settlement patterns into the fertile valleys of the Petit Jean River and Sixmile Creek.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local landmarks, from family-named cemeteries like Harvel Cem and Gatlett Cem to numerous rural schools and churches such as Mt Pisgah Sch and Wesley Chapel. The presence of small settlements like Chismville, Magazine, and Sugar Grove illustrates the decentralized agricultural economy of Logan County before the mid-century shift toward larger urban centers.