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1941 Map of Knobel

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Knobel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Black River meanders through the heart of this Clay County landscape, creating a complex network of wetlands and oxbows like Old River Lake and Thwait Back Out. The settlement pattern follows the high ground and the paths of the Missouri Pacific RR and St Louis San Francisco RR. At the railway junctions, towns such as Knobel and Corning serve as local hubs, while smaller communities like Peach Orchard and Moark are nestled near the state line.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural institutions, including the Masterson Cem, Brazil Sch & Ch, and the Locust School. The map reveals the intricate water management of the era, with the Main Ditch and Grass Lead Ditch cutting through the bottomlands. Unique landmarks such as the Bennetts Ferry Bridge and the Gar Hole provide specific touchpoints for local history and river navigation before mid-century modernization.