1952 Map of Prairie Home

About this map

The town of Prairie Home serves as the central hub for this mid-century look at the borderlands of Cooper and Moniteau Counties. The landscape is defined by the transition from the relatively level agricultural plateaus of Prairie Home Township to the more dissected drainage basins of Wolf Creek and Splice Creek. The settlement pattern in the early 1950s reflects a deeply rooted rural community, marked by a high density of small family burial grounds and country churches like St Peters Ch and Union Ch. Evidence of changing educational infrastructure is visible in the decommissioned facilities at Cedron Sch and Felder Sch, while established hamlets such as Pleasant Grove remain focal points. The network of winding roads follows the natural topography, crossing Pisgah Creek and Howard Creek as they weave through the surrounding townships of Saline and Linn.