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1889 Map of Lexington

Name: 1889 Topographic Map of Lexington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1906
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1906

About this map

The Missouri River bisects this late nineteenth-century landscape, carving a wide valley between the bluff-top settlements of Lexington and Richmond. This reconnaissance survey highlights a critical era of transition as the Missouri River Compiled from Surveys made in 1879 by the Engineer Corps U.S. Army is integrated into the topographic study. The river corridor is complex, featuring prominent landforms like Lexington Island and Wolf Island tucked between shifting banks near Wellington.

A dense network of rail lines defines the regional commerce, including the Chicago Santa Fe and California Railroad and the Missouri Pacific Railroad Lexington Branch connecting coal and agricultural centers. Genealogists can locate smaller, vanished points of interest such as Russelville Fox P.O. and Miles Point. The map also captures the township divisions across Lafayette and Ray counties, from the orchards of Grape Grove to the bottomlands of Cherry Valley.