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1916 Map of Neosho

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Neosho
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Neosho serves as the focal point of this Newton County survey, situated at the confluence of Shoal Creek and Hickory Creek. The landscape transition is evident where the open terrain of Burkhart Prairie and Diamond Grove Prairie meets the more dissected hills to the south. This era shows a region shaped by extractive industry and military development, notably the expansive Camp Crowder Military Reservation and scattered lead and zinc operations like the Tiger Mine and Mascot Mine near Granby.

Rural life is densely documented through a network of local institutions, including colorfully named sites such as Possumtrot School and Jaybird School. Transportation is defined by the crossings of the Kansas City Southern and St. Louis and San Francisco railroads, alongside early thoroughfares like Seneca Road. The presence of small settlements like Aroma, Belfast, and Spurgeon provides a detailed look at the township's organization before modern consolidation changed the local geography.