1949 Map of Flora

About this map

The Little Wabash River meanders across this late 1940s landscape, defining a rural corridor of Clay and Wayne counties where small-scale farming and emerging industry coexist. The Baltimore and Ohio RR serves as the primary east-west artery, connecting the town of Flora and Clay City to broader regional markets. The map reveals an exceptionally dense network of local institutions that anchored these mid-century rural communities, featuring numerous country schools like West Seminary Sch and Long Prairie Sch, alongside churches such as Bethlehem Ch and Lathrop Chapel.