1938 Map of Metz

About this map

The Little Osage River and the Marmaton River define the hydraulic character of this Vernon County landscape, which was surveyed in the late 1930s. The town of Metz serves as the primary northern hub, situated near the Pacific railroad line and a complex of local schools including Old Metz Sch. Rural life at this time was anchored by a network of one-room schoolhouses and country churches, such as Roundtop Sch, Whittfield Sch, and the Otterbein Chapel. Along the river bottoms, family and community history is preserved in several burial sites including Pryor Creek Cem and Summers Cem. Notable water crossings like Dean Ford on the Marmaton River indicate how residents navigated the seasonal waterways before modern bridge infrastructure dominated the region.