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1940 Map of Coin

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Coin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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Blanchard, Braddyville, Elmo, and Clearmont anchor this survey of the borderlands between Page County, Iowa, and Nodaway and Atchison Counties, Missouri. The landscape is defined by the parallel courses of the Tarkio River and the Nodaway River, with the Wabash and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads providing the essential transportation corridors for these agricultural communities.

Genealogical details are exceptionally dense, showcasing a rural society centered around one-room schoolhouses and neighborhood burial grounds. Dozens of small school districts are named, including Hazel Grove Sch, North Prairie Sch, and White Lily Sch. Local history is preserved in the location of the Union Grove Cem and Six Corners Cem, which served the farming families long before the consolidation of these rural districts.