1904 Map of Farmington

About this map

Farmington serves as the focal point of this 1904 survey, situated at a vital convergence of roads and rail in eastern Missouri. The local economy and movement are defined by the St Louis Iron Mtn and Southern RR and the Illinois Southern RR, which navigate the terrain alongside historic thoroughfares like Plank Road and Hillsboro Road. This era reveals a landscape of dispersed agricultural and industrial hamlets, including French Village, Lawrenceton, and the iron-related site of Valley Forge. To the west, the foothills of the St Francois Mountains begin to rise, drained by a dense network of waterways such as Flat River and Terre Bleue Creek. For researchers, the map provides precise locations for small 19th-century settlements like Thurman and Jaydee, alongside rural cemeteries that anchor the genealogy of the region.