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1954 Map of Peculiar

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Peculiar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Peculiar and the nearby site of Old Peculiar serve as the primary anchors of this mid-century Missouri landscape, where the town layout is split by the diagonal path of the ST Louis and San Francisco railroad. This transportation corridor dictates the placement of community infrastructure, including the Peculiar Cem and a nearby Quarry. The surrounding Cass County countryside is defined by its small school districts, which were still distinct enough to be mapped as individual landmarks like Rodman Sch and Brush College Sch.

Waterways like the East Branch South Fork Grand River and Polecat Creek carve through the agricultural townships of West Peculiar and Dolan. To the south, the village of Prettyman sits near the crossing of the Missouri Kansas Texas line and Muddy Creek. These details, alongside family-named sites such as Wills Cem and Wolfe Sch, provide a clear picture of a rural society organized around rail lines and local townships.