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1950 Map of Columbia

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Columbia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Columbia serves as the central hub of this mid-century survey, dominated by the campus footprints of the University of Missouri and Stephens College. The city's northern edge is defined by the Municipal Airport and State Hospital, while the surrounding Boone County landscape is a dense network of rural schoolhouses and country churches. The southern and western reaches of the quadrangle follow the winding path of the Missouri River, where the Missouri-Pacific RR tracks trace the shoreline near river towns like McBaine and Lupus.

Industry and natural landmarks are noted throughout the terrain, including a Strip Mine and Inactive Mine east of the city, and the geological curiosity of Rock Bridge (Devil's Icebox) near Pierpont. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous family-named landmarks and remote burial sites such as Jewell Cem, Hickman Cem, and Pettigrew Cem, reflecting the deep-rooted settlement patterns of the region before modern suburban expansion.