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1939 Map of Deerfield

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Deerfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Bushville and Eve anchor the central corridor of this Vernon County landscape, which was surveyed just as the pre-war agricultural and rail patterns were firmly established. The intersection of the Kansas City Southern and Missouri Kansas Texas railroads creates a vital transportation hub near the state line, facilitating the movement of goods along the Marmaton River valley.

A high density of rural schools, including Lone Elm Sch, Shiloh Sch, and McHugh Sch, reveals a closely-knit network of small farming communities that relied on local educational centers. The topography is defined by the drainage of Green Branch and Dry Wood Creek, with landmarks such as Vetters Hill and Vergil Mound rising above the bottomlands. This map documents a period before major rural consolidation, preserving the locations of numerous family-named schools and small rail-side settlements like Swart and Deerfield.