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1950 Map of Medill

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Medill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad intersect at the village of Medill, a critical rail junction in Clark County during the mid-century. This survey, updated with 1970s aerial revisions, documents a landscape shaped by both active transport and historical rail footprints, most notably the Old Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Grade. Small rural communities like Luray and Ashton are shown with their corresponding local landmarks, including the Zimmerman Cem and Ashton Ch.

The terrain is defined by the drainage systems of the Fox River and the Wyaconda River, which are flanked by several country schools that served the surrounding townships. From Happy Hill Sch in the north to Beard Sch in the south, these institutions, alongside houses of worship like Carmel Ch and Center Chapel, illustrate the social fabric of northeast Missouri. An Airway Beacon located near the tracks west of Ashton highlights the era's evolving navigation infrastructure.