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1942 Map of Moundville

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Moundville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Moundville serves as a primary hub in this southwest Missouri landscape during the late 1930s, situated at the intersection of local roads and the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad. The terrain is defined by a dense network of meandering waterways, including the Marmaton River and several sloughs such as Bens Slough and Hattons Slough. This intricate drainage pattern suggests a fertile but seasonally variable environment, where small rural communities and scattered educational outposts like Sylvan Dale Sch and Pleasant Ridge Sch supported the local population.

The distribution of schoolhouses across the townships of Washington, Deerfield, and Moundville highlights the decentralized nature of rural life before mid-century consolidation. Notable landmarks such as the St Francis Convent and Wilburn Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family histories in Vernon County. The proximity of Ellis and the smaller settlement of Ingram to the railroad lines underscores the importance of the rail-and-river economy to the area's development.