1910 Map of Higdon

About this map

St Michael Mountain and the ridges of the St Francois Mountains dominate this early twentieth-century survey of the rugged Missouri Ozarks. At the convergence of Perry, Bollinger, St. Francois, and Madison counties, the landscape is defined by a dense network of upland schools and water-powered industries. Local commerce is centered on sites like Nations Mill, Hahns Mill, and Heitmans Mill, which utilized the descent of the Castor River and Whitewater Creek. Small rural communities such as Higdon, Womack, and Patton serve as anchors for a network of early roads, including the Ste Genevieve and Ironton Road. The map provides a detailed view of the social fabric of the era, marking numerous rural institutions like the Bandenstistle School and Silver Point Church that supported these dispersed farming and milling families.