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1965 Map of Missouri City

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Missouri City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Missouri River bisects this landscape, serving as the historical boundary between Clay Co and Jackson Co. To the south, the legacy of western expansion is evident through the path of the Santa Fe Trail, which passes near several early educational and community landmarks like the McCune Home for Boys and Ft Osage High Sch. The region around Blue Mills and Atherton shows a dense concentration of family history markers, including the Chiles Cem, Drake Cem, and Hudspeth Cem.

Industrial activity is concentrated along the river bluffs near Missouri City, where numerous Quarries, a Claypit, and Mine Tunnels pierce the elevation of Nebo Hill. Transportation is a defining feature of the era, with the Norfolk and Western and Burlington Northern railroads paralleling the river, while the small Missouri City Landing Field represents mid-century aviation. The presence of Fort Osage on the southern bank anchors the map to its frontier military origins.