1950 Map of Edwardsville

About this map

Edwardsville sits at the center of this 1950 revision, overlooking the Kansas River where the Union Pacific line follows the northern bank. The landscape shows a deep network of rural institutions, from the County Home and Agriculture Hall of Fame to numerous country schools like Timmons Sch and Round Prairie Sch. To the south, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts through Wilder and Holiday, following the curves of Mill Creek. A significant transition is visible through purple photorevision overlays from 1970, which track the expansion of residential footprints near Grinter Heights and Stony Point, as well as the development surrounding Quivira Lake. These updates provide a rare side-by-side comparison of the post-war landscape and the encroaching suburbanization of the Kansas City periphery.