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1955 Map of Hayti

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Hayti
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Pemiscot Bayou and Little River wind through this heavily agricultural corner of the Missouri Bootheel, defining a landscape where drainage and flood control shaped settlement. The network of drainage ditches supports established communities like Hayti, Steele, and Cooter, which serve as hubs for the surrounding farm country. The presence of numerous small churches and schools, such as Zion Rock Ch and the Oak Ridge Douglas Sch & Ch, illustrates a decentralized rural social structure common before the mid-century consolidation of many such institutions.

Transportation infrastructure is dominated by the St Louis Southwestern and St Louis San Francisco railroads, which facilitated the movement of timber and crops from centers like Braggadocio and Deering. Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial sites, including the Gibson Hopkins Cem, Cupp Cem, and the County Farm Cem, preserving the names of the families who settled this fertile alluvial plain.