1949 Map of Galt

About this map

The agrarian landscape of northern Missouri is centered here on Galt, a community established at the convergence of two forks of Medicine Creek. In this mid-century period, the regional economy relies heavily on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad, which connects Laredo and Humphreys across a terrain marked by an extensive network of country schools. These educational hubs, such as Mud College Sch and Prairie Dale Sch, reflect a time of dense rural settlement before the consolidation of school districts. To the west, the village of Dunlap is linked by an Abandoned Railroad, signaling shifts in the local transportation network. Notable landmarks like the Landing Field near Galt and small family burial grounds including Maxey Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing local residents across Grundy and Sullivan counties.