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1947 Map of Lamoni

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Lamoni
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Thompson River and East Fork Big Creek define the drainage of this rural borderland between Iowa and Missouri. In the mid-1940s, this landscape was dominated by small farming communities and a dense network of country schools, including Green Valley Sch, Lone Star Sch, and Cisco Sch. The settlement pattern follows the ridgelines, with local life centered around landmark institutions like Otterbein Ch and Riverview Ch.

The border between Decatur County, Iowa, and Harrison and Mercer Counties, Missouri, passes through a terrain of dissected plateaus and stream valleys. Small hamlets like Andover and Akron serve as local hubs, each anchored by their respective grounds such as Andover Cem and Akron Cem. A single Quarry near the river indicates the local extraction of stone, providing a localized industrial contrast to the surrounding agricultural patchwork of school districts and church congregations.