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1922 Map of Cape Girardeau

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Cape Girardeau
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Mississippi River defines the eastern edge of this landscape, where the Missouri-Illinois border is documented during the early 1920s. Centered on the growing hub of Cape Girardeau, the map reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure, including the St Louis San Francisco and Missouri Pacific railroads. The settlement at Jackson serves as a secondary focal point, surrounded by a high density of one-room schoolhouses like Schoenebeck School and Needmore School that once anchored these agrarian townships.

Industrial and transport history is evident along the riverbanks, from the riverside tracks at Gulf Junction to the Ferry crossing near East Cape Girardeau. The distribution of family-named landmarks and country churches, such as Rock Hill Church, suggests a well-established social fabric in Byrd and Randol townships. The topography transitions from the low-lying Whitewater River bottomlands in the west to prominent overlooks like Thompson Hill near the Mississippi.