1952 Map of Boonville

About this map

Boonville sits as a prominent river town along the south bank of the Missouri River, where the Missouri Pacific railroad follows the shoreline eastward toward Merna. The 1950s landscape reveals a concentration of civic and educational institutions, including the Kemper Military Sch, the State Boys School, and St Joseph Convent. Beyond the urban core, the terrain is defined by the winding paths of Petite Saline Creek and Clark Fork, with the broad Franklin Island situated in the river channel to the north. Local history is deeply etched into the rural sections of the quadrangle, evidenced by a dense network of country schools such as Bluffton Sch and Hail Ridge Sch. The presence of several sites marked as abandoned, such as Pleasant Valley Sch (Abandoned), provides a clear indication of shifting population centers and the consolidation of rural school districts during the mid-20th century.