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1953 Map of Pilot Grove South

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Pilot Grove South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Pleasant Green and the surrounding Cooper County farmland are documented in this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by the intersection of rail and river. The Kansas Missouri Texas railroad cuts through the center of the sheet, connecting smaller settlements like Hoffman and Taylor to the larger hub of Pilot Grove just to the north. This rail corridor parallels several small creek valleys, including Brush Creek and Coon Creek, which feed into the larger Petite Saline Creek system.

Community life at the time centered on a dense network of rural institutions, such as Wesley Chapel, St Johns Sch, and Mt Nebo Ch. In the south, the village of New Lebanon sits near the headwaters of the West Fork Petite Saline Creek, while the southwestern corner follows the winding course of the Lamine River. The map provides an essential look at the distribution of family-named landmarks and church-centered settlements before the consolidation of mid-Missouri agriculture.