1953 Map of Clark

About this map

The railroad junction at Clark serves as the focal point of this North Missouri landscape, where the Norfolk and Western and Illinois Central Gulf lines intersect. Surveyed in the early 1950s with updates through the 1970s, the map reveals a transition between the open Prairie and the more dissected terrain of the Saling and Union townships. This area sits at a significant tri-county boundary where Randolph, Monroe, and Audrain Counties meet, a fact reflected in the clusters of rural institutions that once anchored these farming communities. Genealogists will find several notable landmarks, including the Chacel Grove Cem south of town and several country houses of worship and education such as New Hope Ch, Pleasant Grove Ch, and the Macedonia Sch. The drainage of the land is defined by the winding paths of Big Creek and Sailing Branch, which cut through the northern and eastern portions of the quadrangle.