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1933 Map of Jefferson Barracks

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Jefferson Barracks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

Jefferson Barracks serves as the focal point of the riverfront in this 1933 survey, with its military grounds containing the National Cem, Veterans Hospital, and designated infantry woods. The landscape is a complex mix of burgeoning suburban settlements like Shrewsbury, Brentwood, and Affton PO Grevois Sta, interconnected by a dense network of major thoroughfares including Gravois Road and Lindbergh State Highway. Significant institutional presence is visible through the Kenrick Seminary, Eden Seminary, and numerous parochial schools such as Assumption Sch & Ch.

The industrial and transit character of the era is defined by the Mississippi River shoreline, where the Davis St Ferry and Railroad Ferry connect Missouri to Illinois. The interior terrain is carved by the River Des Peres Drainage Channel and the tracks of the Missouri Pacific and St Louis San Francisco railroads. Local history is deeply etched in the numerous burial grounds, from St Paul Churchyard to the Pipkin Cem, documenting the area's development from rural townships into a key St. Louis suburb.