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1924 Map of Braymer

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Braymer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Braymer and Cowgill anchor this Missouri landscape at a time when rural education and agriculture defined the township structure across Caldwell and Ray Counties. The map reveals a dense network of country schools, including uniquely named landmarks like the Brown Jug School, Liberty Bell School, and Frog Pond School, which served the farming families of the Fairview and New York districts. These small schoolhouses are spaced nearly every few miles, highlighting the pedestrian-scale geography of the early 1920s.

Transport and commerce follow the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, while the meandering Shoal Creek and its tributaries like Otter Creek and Cottonwood Creek dictate the terrain's drainage. Historical infrastructure is further evidenced by the Gould Farm Bridge and religious centers such as Grand View Church and McBee Chapel, providing specific points of interest for those tracing family ties to the rural townships of Lincoln and Breckenridge.