1951 Map of Mansfield NW

About this map

The Woods Fork Gasconade River and the main channel of the Gasconade River dominate this Ozark landscape, where early 1950s rural life is documented through a dense network of country schools and churches. This survey captures a specific period of consolidation in Missouri education, marking numerous defunct institutions such as Mountain View Sch (Abandoned), Oak Ridge Sch (Abandoned), and School No 5 (Abandoned). The settlement pattern follows the high ground and river valleys, with small hubs like Jericho and Waldo providing local structure. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the St Louis San Francisco railroad cuts through Pleasant Valley, passing near Lone Star Ch. The map provides significant genealogical value, locating family-named landmarks and several burying grounds including Newton Cem and the Bethel Ch Cem.