1961 Map of Dearborn

About this map

Dearborn sits at the southern edge of this Missouri landscape, which straddles the boundary between Buchanan Co and Platte Co. This early 1960s perspective captures a rural environment defined by the Chicago Great Western Railroad and its parallel grade, which serves as a major north-south transit corridor through the region. Small agricultural hubs like Faucett and New Market anchor the surrounding townships of Crawford and Jackson. The map reveals a high density of small family and community burial grounds, such as Union Cem, Turner Cem, and Richardson Cem, reflecting generations of rural settlement. Water features like Bee Creek and the Dearborn Reservoir provide the primary drainage and water storage for the area, while a small Landing Field near the center of the sheet indicates the early integration of private aviation into the local topography.