1957 Map of Millville

About this map

Millville serves as a primary settlement point on this Missouri landscape, situated near the meandering path of the East Fork Crooked River. The map reveals a rural community structure defined by its scattered small townships like Taitsville and Georgeville, and a dense network of family-centered history. This local heritage is etched across the terrain in numerous small burial grounds, including the Petty Cem, Silar Cem, and Gillum Cem. These sites, along with rural congregations at Antioch Ch. and St Paul Chapel, suggest a mid-century social landscape still deeply tied to small-scale farming and the drainage systems of Mud Creek and Cottonwood Branch. The map reflects a period of transition, with 1957 field data updated by 1977 aerial photography to show subtle changes in the Knoxville, Grape Grove, and Richmond townships.