1950 Map of Buffalo NW

About this map

The borderlands of Polk and Dallas Counties are defined by the winding course of Lindley Creek and its many tributaries, such as Jordan Creek and Brush Creek. This mid-century survey reveals a rural landscape deeply rooted in its local institutions, evidenced by the distribution of country schoolhouses like Carter Sch, Concord Sch, and Crescent Sch. These schools, spaced for a walking population, along with houses of worship such as Lindley Ch and Reynolds Chapel, served as the primary social hubs for the farming families in Greene, North Benton, and South Benton townships. The map records important genealogical landmarks, including Bradbears Cem and Ragsdale Cem, providing a precise spatial record of the communities in this portion of Missouri before later 20th-century consolidation changed the rural social structure.