1945 Map of Mount Ayr

About this map

Hatfield and Lotts anchor this agricultural landscape along the border between Iowa and Missouri during the mid-1940s. The terrain is defined by the intricate branching of Lotts Creek, Muddy Creek, and the East Fork Big Creek, which carve through the townships of Lincoln and Hamilton. This survey captures a rural infrastructure of one-room schoolhouses and country churches that served farming families before the consolidation of rural districts, with sites like Lone Rock Sch and Turkey Grove Sch spaced regularly across the hills. Genealogists can locate several family and community burial grounds, including Petry Cem and Brown Cem. The northern half of the map is designated as an Unsurveyed Area, leaving a stark contrast between the detailed topography of the borderlands and the unmapped territory to the north.