1939 Map of Portageville

About this map

Portageville serves as the inland hub of this 1930s survey, situated along the St Louis-San Francisco RR and U. S. Highway No 61. The landscape is a complex network of drainage ditches and bayous, reflecting the intensive land-reclamation efforts that transformed the Missouri Bootheel into productive farmland. To the east, the Mississippi River creates a dynamic border, defined by dramatic features like Little Cypress Bend and Merriwether Bend, where numerous towheads and bars indicate the river's shifting nature.