1959 Map of Half Mound

About this map

Half Mound and the surrounding agricultural townships of Kapioma, Benton, Delaware, and Norton occupy this landscape at the border of Atchison and Jefferson counties. The rural community structure of the late 1950s is clearly defined by its educational and spiritual centers, including Prairie View Sch, Nichols Sch, and the Coal Creek Ch. The terrain is deeply dissected by the Delaware River and its tributaries like Coal Creek and North Walnut Creek, creating a network of ridges where upland farms were established away from the floodplains.