1928 Map of Fulton

About this map

Fulton serves as the central hub of this Callaway County landscape, where the Chicago and Alton railroad dictates the orientation of commerce and travel. The map captures a transitional era of Missouri’s rural education and worship, documenting dozens of neighborhood institutions like St James Sch and Old Auxvasse Ch that once anchored these agrarian townships. While the northern reaches around Kingdom City and McCredie are defined by more open terrain and rail access, the southern sections are deeply carved by drainage systems like Auxvasse Creek and Stinson Creek. These waterways created a network of named valleys, including Maddox Hollow and Spring Hollow, which constrained settlement patterns and influenced the placement of remote outposts such as Hams Prairie and Reform.