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1939 Map of Harwood

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Harwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The town of Harwood and the village of Walker anchor this 1939 survey of Vernon County, Missouri, during an era when rural life was still organized around a dense network of country schools and churches. The Missouri Kansas Texas railroad cuts a diagonal path across the landscape, serving as a primary corridor through the rolling hills of Blue Mound and the drainage basins of Ladies Branch and McKenzie Creek.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local institutions, from Mt Vernon Ch to specialized rural education sites like Howard Sch and Lowe Sch. Small family and community landmarks, such as Hightower and the prominent Pepper Hill, sit alongside three distinct burial grounds—Harwood Cem, Bethany Cem, and Mound Cem—offering a precise look at the settlement patterns before the mid-century consolidation of rural Missouri communities.