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1933 Map of Camp Clark

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Camp Clark
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

The city of Nevada serves as a dense municipal hub in this 1930s survey, defined by its tightly gridded streets and major institutional landmarks like the sprawling State Insane Asylum to the north and the St Francis Convent on the western edge. This era captures the town at a critical rail intersection, where the Missouri Pacific and Missouri Kansas Texas railroads converge, supporting a landscape of schools and cemeteries that speak to a well-established regional center.

Beyond the city limits, the Camp Clark Military Reservation dominates the eastern hills, featuring specialized topographic detailing with five-foot contour intervals. The surrounding Vernon County countryside is dotted with one-room schoolhouses such as Oakdale Sch and Prairie Valley Sch, alongside rural junctions like Nassau Junction and the small settlement of Milo. Drainage patterns of the Burch Branch and Little Drywood Creek reveal the natural relief of the Missouri prairie before modern development altered the drainage of the Walker and Drywood townships.