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1941 Map of Jefferson Barracks

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Jefferson Barracks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Jefferson Barracks anchors the southern landscape of this 1941 survey, overlooking the Mississippi River and Sugar Loaf Bottoms. The area transitions from the dense urban grid of St Louis into a complex network of mid-century suburban settlements including Webster Groves Sta, Shrewsbury, and Affton. The map documents a significant concentration of institutional landmarks, from the expansive National Cemetery and Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery to academic and religious centers like Webster College, Eden Seminary, and the St Louis Preparatory Seminary.

Infrastructure is defined by the River Des Peres Drainage Channel and the convergence of the Missouri Pacific RR and St Louis - San Francisco RR. The presence of Grants Farm and the Botanical Garden highlights the preserved open spaces among the growing residential districts. This period shows the region just before the post-war housing boom fully transformed the remaining open tracts between established communities like Sappington and Mehlville.