1951 Map of Norwood

About this map

The St Louis San Francisco railroad cuts a straight east-west line through the Missouri Ozarks in the early 1950s, anchoring the community of Norwood. This survey reveals a landscape of concentrated rural infrastructure, where small school districts and cemeteries are tucked into the drainage basins of Dry Creek and Fox Creek. Notable local landmarks like Fairview Sch and Cornelius Sch served the surrounding family farms, while a Quarry near the tracks suggests the local industry supporting the rail line. Moving south toward the boundary of Wright Co Douglas Co, the terrain becomes increasingly dissected, defined by Tick Ridge and Samson Hollow. Numerous small burial grounds, such as Shiloh Cem and Mount Harmon Cem, reflect the generation-to-generation settlement patterns of Clark and Cass townships during this era of mid-century agricultural life.