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1950 Map of Bucklin

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Bucklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Bucklin serves as a central hub in this mid-century Missouri landscape, where the intersection of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads defined the local economy. The town's industrial footprint is marked by a Mine Dump just north of the rail lines, indicating the area's subterranean resources. To the west, the settlement of St Catherine sits along the southern edge of the rail corridor, surrounded by a network of rural schoolhouses such as Oakdale Sch and Carpenter Sch.

The terrain is deeply etched by the Yellow Creek and its many tributaries, including East Fork Yellow Creek and Long Branch. These waterways dictated the placement of early community centers like Switzer Chapel and Wyandotte Ch. Genealogists may find particular value in the location of the Cash Cem and the numerous named schools that served the dispersed farming families of Linn County before the consolidation of rural districts.