2015 Map of Confidence

About this map

Promise City and the surrounding rural townships of Wayne County are defined by the meandering course of the S Fork Chariton River and its varied tributaries. The landscape is dotted with small, historically significant settlements like Confidence and Bethelhem, which serve as quiet nodes in an extensive network of county roads. For genealogists and local historians, this map is particularly valuable for its high density of family and community burial grounds, including the Confidence Cem, Bethlehem Cem, and the uniquely named New York Cem. These sites, along with the McDaniel Cem and Lacey Cem, mark the persistent heritage of early settlers across the prairie. The presence of the Corydon Airport near Bridgeport indicates the modern infrastructure that connects this agrarian region to the wider state.