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1945 Map of Morrison

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

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Missouri River and Gasconade River define the life and geography of this mid-Missouri region, where several large river islands like Portland Island and Heckman Island are charted mid-stream. The landscape is a network of small upland farming communities and valley settlements connected by the Missouri Pacific railroad, which runs along the southern bank of the Missouri through Morrison and Gasconade.

Away from the rail lines, the rugged interior is dotted with local institutions essential to rural life in the 1930s and 40s. Genealogists will find numerous family-named landmarks and schools, including Wittenbach Sch, Hoppe Sch, and Starke Sch. Travel across the winding Gasconade River was still dependent on traditional water crossings like Feigler Ferry and Brown Shanty Ferry, while the southern reaches near Welcome and Hope rely on the Krueger Ford to traverse the river's many bends.