1942 Map of Hermann

About this map

The Missouri River town of Hermann serves as the focal point of this 1940s-era landscape, where the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks follow the river's southern bank. The terrain south of the river is densely dissected by a network of creeks, including Frene Creek and Big Berger Creek, which helped shape the distribution of small rural settlements like Stony Hill and Dissen. This survey provides a remarkably detailed look at the rural social infrastructure of the mid-20th century, documenting dozens of neighborhood schools and churches that once anchored these hillside communities.