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1964 Map of Parkville

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Parkville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Parkville and the winding Missouri River define this mid-1960s landscape, where the Missouri-Kansas border separates distinct industrial and educational corridors. South of the river, the Kansas side features the sprawling neighborhood of Welborn and institutional landmarks like Douglass Hospital and St Augustine Seminary. The river itself creates a series of dramatic turns, including Pomeroy Bend and Quindaro Bend, while the northern hills in Missouri show the rapid development of residential communities around Weatherby Lake and Waukomis Lake.

Educational and religious sites are remarkably dense on this sheet, from the campus of Park College overlooking the river to parochial institutions like Christ the King Sch and St Therese Sch. The map also captures the critical transportation infrastructure of the era, including the Burlington Northern line and several quarries that underscore the local limestone industry. Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the numerous burial grounds, such as Memorial Park (Cemetery) and the historic Quindaro Cem.