1953 Map of Creighton

About this map

Creighton and Urich anchor the northern reaches of this mid-century landscape, positioned at the convergence of Cass, Henry, and Bates counties. The central geography is dominated by the sprawling floodplain of the Old Channel South Grand River, a complex hydraulic system of oxbows and sloughs including Clear Lake and Sprig Lake. This rural Missouri region in the 1950s was defined by small, decentralized community nodes, many of which are identified by their local institutions. Genealogists and historians will find significant value in the mapped locations of country schools like Smoky Row Sch and Hackley Sch, alongside rural churches such as Cove Creek Ch. The network of small family or community burial grounds, including Parker Cem, Kepler Cem, and Reese Cem, provides a precise geographic record of the families who settled these townships.