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1943 Map of Coin

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Coin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

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The Iowa-Missouri borderlands are defined by the winding paths of the Nodaway River and Tarkio River in this 1940 survey. Small agricultural settlements like Blanchard, Braddyville, and Elmo serve as the primary hubs for a rural landscape densely populated with one-room schoolhouses and country churches. Educational life is documented through numerous sites including Hazel Grove School, Eureka School, and Maple Lawn School, while local spiritual centers like White Chapel and the White Lily church provided community anchors during the early 1940s.

Rail transport remained vital to the regional economy, with the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and the Wabash line cutting through the valley floors. In the southern portion of the map, a significant unsurveyed area stands in stark contrast to the meticulously mapped township sections of Lincoln and Atchison. Genealogists will find particular value in the locations of the High Prairie Cemetery and Union Grove Cemetery, which mark the resting places of the area's early farming families.