1984 Map of New Hampton

About this map

New Hampton and Martinsville serve as the primary hubs in this agricultural landscape straddling the Gentry Co Harrison Co line. In the early 1980s, the terrain was defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the West Fork Sampson Creek and Big Muddy Creek, which dictated the layout of rural roads and farmstead placements. The eastern portion of the map is dominated by the Grand Trace State Forest, providing a contrast to the surrounding gridded townships of Dallas, Howard, and White Oak. A lone Radio Tower stands as a notable vertical landmark near the center of the sheet, while family-named drainages like Ames Branch and Pony Branch reveal the long-standing local ties to the land. This provisional survey captures the region just before modern GIS mapping, reflecting the enduring rural character of Northwest Missouri.