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1954 Map of Dixon

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Dixon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The town of Dixon serves as the primary hub on this mid-century survey, situated along the ST Louis and San Francisco railroad line. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Gasconade River, which carves through the terrain to create distinctive features like Portuguese Point and several subterranean formations, including Bruce Cave and Onyx Cave. The convergence of the Big Piney River with the Gasconade further south highlights a river-based geography that shaped local development and land use within the Mark Twain National Forest boundaries.

Genealogists will find a wealth of rural landmarks, from family-named schools like the Burnett School and Tabor School to the Sheppard School Cemetery and Goodall Cemetery. The map also captures the transition of rural infrastructure, noting the Gaddy School as abandoned by the mid-1950s, while capturing active community centers like the Church of God and Highpoint School near the Pulaski and Phelps County line.