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1937 Map of Pacific

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Pacific
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Meramec River and Big River define the winding geography of this 1937 survey, where three Missouri counties—Franklin, St. Louis, and Jefferson—converge. The town of Pacific serves as a primary rail hub, situated along the St Louis-San Francisco line and near a large Gravel Plant, indicating the area's industrial importance during the mid-century. Further south, the landscape is dotted with rural institutions and social infrastructure, including a CCC Camp, Camp Taconic, and the Rotary Lodge.

Social services and religious centers are notably dense for a rural district, featuring the St Anns Infirmary and St Josephs Hill Infirmary. Numerous small schoolhouses like McNamee Sch and Scheve Sch suggest a dispersed but active farming community. The terrain is marked by family-named landmarks and essential creek-side settlements like Byrnesville, providing a detailed view of the regional network before the major expansion of the modern highway system.