1955 Map of Dadeville

About this map

Stockton Lake and the meandering Sac River dominate this Missouri landscape, which was captured during a 1955 field check and updated with 1975 revisions. The map reveals a rural community where local history is anchored by family and community institutions, particularly in the settlement of Dadeville. The presence of Halston Mill along the river highlights early local industry, while several country churches, including New Hope Ch and Pleasant Hill Ch, serve as social anchors for the surrounding farmsteads. The terrain is crisscrossed by numerous small waterways like Corry Branch and Cave Spring Branch, which likely influenced the placement of early homesteads and roads. For genealogists, the map is especially useful for its precise location of small family and community burial grounds such as Logan Cem, Masonic Cem, and Wheeler Cem, providing a detailed look at the Polk and Dade County border region.