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1945 Map of Centralia

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Centralia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The railroad junction at Centralia serves as the primary hub of this Missouri landscape, where the Wabash and Alton lines intersect. The northern prairie gives way to a more dissected terrain as one moves south toward the Cedar Creek drainage, revealing a densely settled rural society defined by its one-room schools and country churches. A notable industrial feature is the Strip Mine located just west of Centralia, contrasting with the surrounding agricultural townships like Bourbon and Cleveland.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family-named landmarks, from Dinwiddie Sch and Angell Sch to the Skull Lick Cem. The presence of an Emergency Airfield near Murry and the systematic grid of rural schoolhouses, such as Highland Sch and Flynt Sch, highlights the social infrastructure of Boone County and its neighbors during the mid-1940s. Water features like Wabash Lake and Larrabee Lake provided critical resources for the steam-era rail operations and local livestock.