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1933 Map of Marble Hill

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Marble Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Marble Hill and nearby Lutesville anchor this 1933 survey of the hilly landscape spanning the Bollinger and Cape Girardeau County line. The area's social fabric is remarkably detailed through an extensive network of country schools and churches, including Old Salem School, Thornburgh School, and Brooks Chapel. These small centers of community are distributed along the winding courses of the Whitewater River and Crooked Creek, which shaped the early settlement patterns of the region.

The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts through the southern reaches, connecting small stops like Laflin to the larger centers. For those tracing family histories, the map preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and resting places such as Pulliam Cem, Hartle Cem, and the crossing at Reynolds Ford. The landscape is a portrait of rural Missouri before the mid-century consolidation of rural school districts and the decline of small-scale rail service.