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1939 Map of Caplinger Mills

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Caplinger Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Caplinger Mills sits along the winding course of the Sac River, serving as a central hub in this 1939 survey of Cedar County. The landscape is defined by the river’s dramatic geography, featuring Horseshoe Bend and several named islands such as Masters Island and Keith Island. Numerous rural schoolhouses, including Flatrock Sch and Love Sch, suggest a well-distributed agrarian population before the mid-century trend of school consolidation.

Transport and commerce center around small rural junctions like Hackleman Corner and the Leila Store, while the spiritual life of the community is anchored by West Union Ch and Old Union Ch. The topography rises into the Coal Bank Hills in the southeast, contrasting with the river bluffs like Vithauer Bluff that overlook the bottomlands. This map provides a detailed view of the Missouri Ozarks' social and physical structure just before the Second World War.