1890 Map of Moberly

About this map

Moberly serves as a major transportation hub in this late 19th-century landscape, where the Wabash Railroad and Missouri Pacific Railroad intersect. The map illustrates the development of North Central Missouri before the turn of the century, showing a network of small agricultural and rail settlements like Renick, Sturgeon, and Centralia that follow the iron paths across the prairie. The terrain is defined by the drainage systems of the Middle Fork Salt River and South Fork of Salt River, which create a complex of creeks and branches including Sugar Creek and Long Branch.