1964 Map of Lucerne

About this map

Medicine Creek flows south through the center of this northern Missouri landscape, shaping the terrain of York and Medicine townships. The village of Lucerne sits along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which cuts through the hills toward Newtown in the southwest corner. The map reflects a deeply established rural community with several family-named landmarks and historical sites, including the Old Busby Cem and the West Putnam Sch in the northeast. Small watercourses like Barber Creek, Lick Branch, and Long Branch create a dissected topography of ridges and valleys typical of the region's agricultural layout. These features, along with the Howard Cem near West Locust Creek, provide essential landmarks for genealogists and local historians documenting the early families of Putnam and Sullivan counties.