1942 Map of New Florence

About this map

New Florence and Jonesburg anchor the northern landscape along the Wabash rail corridor during the early 1940s. The map captures a high density of rural schoolhouses and country churches that defined mid-century Missouri life, including names like Sunbeam Sch, Orange Blossom Sch, and Laclede Sch. To the south, the topography shifts into the more dissected terrain of the Loutre and Bridgeport townships, where the Loutre River and its many tributaries, such as Whippoorwill Creek, carve through the land.