1937 Map of Marble Hill

About this map

Marble Hill and the adjacent town of Lutesville serve as the primary hubs in this 1930s landscape, positioned where the Missouri Pacific railroad crosses Crooked Creek. The region is defined by a dense network of rural infrastructure, with numerous family-named landmarks and community institutions scattered across townships like Lorance and Kinder. Notable educational sites such as Thornburgh Sch and Hickory Grove Sch appear alongside traditional gathering places like Becks Chapel and Trinity Ch. The map reveals a deeply established agrarian society where local geography is marked by small settlements like Scopus and Laflin, and many small burial grounds including Pulliam Cem and Mcguire Cem. The drainage patterns of the Whitewater River and its many tributaries, such as Drunken Creek and Panther Creek, dictated the placement of roads and the early development of this portion of Bollinger County.