1946 Map of Pattonsburg

About this map

The Grand River and its major tributaries, including Sampson Creek and Big Creek, dictate the movement and settlement patterns across this section of Daviess, Gentry, and Harrison counties. Pattonsburg serves as a primary hub along the Wabash railroad, which follows the northern bank of the river, while the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line provides north-south transit through McFall. The map reveals an exceptionally dense network of rural infrastructure during the mid-1940s, characterized by dozens of local schools such as Shady Dell Sch, Virginia Ridge Sch, and Hickory Grove Sch.