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1963 Map of Morley

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Morley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Benton and Morley serve as the primary anchors of this Scott County landscape in the early 1960s, showing a region defined by the intersection of rail infrastructure and structured drainage. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, linking the smaller settlements of Hayward City and Blodgett. The mapping reveals a high concentration of small family and community burial sites, such as Lambert Cem and Hickory Grove Cem, which are essential markers for local genealogical research.

Water management is a dominant feature of the eastern flats, specifically through the extensive St Johns Blue Ditch system. This engineering effort transformed the Sandy Woods and surrounding lowlands into productive acreage. The contrast between the wooded rises of Moreland and the gridded agricultural fields below illustrates the transition from natural timber to a managed agricultural economy during this era.