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1960 Map of Brookline

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Brookline
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The St Louis-San Francisco railway dictates the settlement patterns of this Greene County landscape, connecting the rural communities of Elwood, Haseltine, and Republic. The map centers on Brookline, which serves as a critical postal and rail junction point between the agricultural fields and the expanding infrastructure of the region. Local genealogy is well-documented through several burial grounds, including Brookline Cem, Evergreen Cem, and Harrington Cem, while the White Chapel and Memorial Gardens Cemetery stand near the busy Springfield Municipal Airport in the northeast.

Water resources like the Sac River, Pond Creek, and Wilson Creek carve through the terrain, supporting local industry such as a Quarry near Sac River Spring. The transition from mid-century aviation at Westport Landing Field to the large-scale municipal airport reflects the area's growth. Residential developments like Sanford Park and Brewster Park are beginning to emerge alongside traditional farmsteads, linked by a network of drainage features including Dry Branch and McElhaney.