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1945 Map of Mokane

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Mokane
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The confluence of the Missouri River and Osage River dominates this mid-century landscape, a region defined by river navigation and rail transport. The Missouri Pacific line skirts the northern bank, connecting river towns like Mokane and Tebbetts, while the village of Chamois sits on the southern shore in Osage County. This area shows a dense network of rural infrastructure, with numerous one-room schoolhouses such as Holman Sch and Acorn Sch serving the farming communities tucked into the valleys of Auxvasse Creek and Middle River.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of family-named landmarks and remote religious sites like Frankenstein, Bonnots Mill, and the Mt Tabor Ch & Cem. The map preserves the complex river geography of the era, including large mid-stream landmasses like St Aubert Island and Liberty Island, before modern river engineering altered many of these alluvial features. The presence of several distinct townships, including Cote Sans Dessein and Benton, illustrates the historical administrative divisions of Callaway and Osage counties.