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1950 Map of Bucklin NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Johnstown anchors this 1950 survey of rural Missouri, where the landscape is organized into several townships including North Salem, Grantsville, Baker, and Yellow Creek. The area is defined by a dense network of country schools that served its mid-century farm families, such as Clapp Sch, Thudium Sch, Hill Sch, Phillips Sch, and Davis Sch. These landmarks, along with Mt Hope Ch and Nester Chapel, reflect the community centers of the day before modern consolidation.

The topography is shaped by the complex drainage of East Yellow Creek and its many tributaries, including Winnegan Creek, Hamilton Branch, and New Boston Branch. This rural infrastructure is further highlighted by navigation aids like the Airway Beacon and a series of family-named burial grounds like Baker Cem, Baugher Cem, and Wyant Cem, which provide significant grounding for genealogists studying the families of the Bucklin area.