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1962 Map of Concordia

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Concordia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

St Pauls College and the town of Concordia serve as the focal point of this early 1960s survey, showing the community just as the modern highway system was being etched into the landscape. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts through the northern townships, paralleling the older routes that once dictated the local economy. Southward, the terrain transitions into the fertile bottomlands of the Blackwater River, a meandering waterway defined by features like Horseshoe Lake and the Gaging Station.

Rural life in the Freedom, Simpson, and Grover townships is documented through a network of small cemeteries and local landmarks. Genealogists can find the locations of St Johns Cem, Evangelical Cem, and Payne Cem, which sit amidst a landscape of drainage systems including Panther Creek and Goose Creek. The map captures a moment of transition where traditional agrarian boundaries meet the expanding infrastructure of the mid-20th century.