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1917 Map of Knobnoster

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Knobnoster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

About this map

The Blackwater River and its managed tributaries form the central corridor of this 1915 survey, which details a landscape of rural school districts and small rail towns on the border of Johnson and Lafayette counties. The engineering of the day is visible in the Drainage Ditch systems flanking the river, while the Pacific Missouri railroad serves as the primary artery for Knobnoster and Montserrat.

Education was deeply localized at this time, evidenced by the dense distribution of named rural schoolhouses such as Hepsidam School, Oak Grove School, and Hazel Dell School tucked into the headwaters of Davis Creek. In the northeast, Concordia marks a significant population center, while landmarks like Cooks Knob rise above the drainage basins of Clear Fork and Walnut Creek, illustrating the transition from flat river bottoms to the rolling agricultural uplands of western Missouri.