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1948 Map of Columbia

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Columbia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Columbia serves as the focal point of this late 1940s landscape, featuring prominent landmarks such as Memorial Stadium, Rollins Field, and the Municipal Airport. The urban core is surrounded by an extensive network of rural schools and churches, reflecting a mid-century educational and social structure rooted in the countryside. To the south and west, the Missouri River winds along the Boone County border, flanked by a complex system of levees and rail infrastructure, including the Wabash RR and the Missouri Kansas Texas line.

Geological and industrial activity is evident through the presence of Brick Kilns, a State Serum Plant, and scattered strip mines near Hominy Fork. Natural features like the Devil Icebox and Tadpole Island provide contrast to the developed areas. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of rural sites, from the Hickory Grove Sch in the north to New Salem Ch and Ashland in the southeast, capturing the transition between the university city and its surrounding agricultural communities.