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1942 Map of Elmer

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Elmer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The Old Channel Chariton River meanders through the heart of Macon County, defining a landscape of traditional agricultural townships like Walnut Creek and Independence. In the late 1930s, this region was a network of rural school districts and small villages connected by major rail lines. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad serves Elmer and Ethel in the north, while the Chicago Burlington and Quincy runs through New Cambria and Callao in the south.

Local history is preserved in the high density of country schools and churches such as Milam Chapel and Little Zion Ch. The map provides a detailed look at the era before consolidation, marking family-named landmarks like Bell Cem and Bunce Cem. From the settlement at Bloomington to the numerous small schoolhouses like Glasston Sch and Whiteoak Sch, the survey captures the specific social and transport geography of north-central Missouri at the start of the 1940s.