1925 Map of Maysville

About this map

Maysville serves as the central hub of this DeKalb County landscape, where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad intersects with a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure. The map reveals an exceptionally high concentration of neighborhood institutions, with nearly every section of land supporting a named schoolhouse or church. From Waldo School in the northwest to the Garden Prairie School in the south, these sites delineate the social geography of the era. The terrain is defined by the branching tributaries of the Little Platte River and Castile Creek, which dictated the placement of early settlements like Amity and Osborn. Significant genealogical markers are documented at Butler Cemetery and Amity Cemetery, providing fixed points for local history researchers.