1967 Map of Huntsdale

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Missouri River bottomlands and the dramatic bluffs of western Boone County define this mid-1960s landscape. The river cuts a wide path through the southwest corner, shaping features like Tadpole Island and providing the corridor for the Missouri - Kansas - Texas railroad. This rail line connects the small river communities of Huntsdale and McBaine, which sit at the base of the loess hills. Further north, the early development of Interstate 70 and U.S. 40 bypasses the older settlements of Midway and Midway Heights, signaling a shift toward the highway-oriented growth seen in the expanding western edges of Columbia. Numerous rural burial grounds, including Mt Nebo Cem and Valley Springs Cem, are tucked away among the many branches that feed into Perche Creek, preserving the names of early family landholdings.