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1948 Map of Princeton

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Princeton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Princeton serves as the central hub of this northern Missouri landscape, situated where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad tracks follow the winding course of the Weldon River. The topography is defined by an intricate network of watercourses, including Big Muddy Creek and Sandy Creek, which carved the terrain long before the 1940s. Smaller communities like Mill Grove, Modena, and Goshen appear as vital rural centers, each supported by a dense distribution of local institutions such as St Paul Church and Oakland School.

Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous burial sites and family-named landmarks scattered across the quadrangle, from Pleasant Hill Cemetery in the north to the Wyatt Cemetery near the southern border. The transition of the land is visible in features like Lake Paho and the County Home, while the high count of one-room schoolhouses like Cain School and Early School reflects a decentralized rural educational system that was soon to change.