1974 Map of Queen City NE

About this map

Queen City serves as the focal point of this 1974 orthophotographic study in Schuyler County, Missouri. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this imagery-based survey provides a direct view of the land use patterns during the mid-1970s, revealing the dense grid of the settlement and its transition into the surrounding agricultural patchwork. The high-altitude aerial photography captured by the U.S. Geological Survey on April 15, 1974, clearly delineates the patchwork of woodlots and drainage patterns that define the local terrain. For those researching the history of northern Missouri, this document preserves the exact physical footprint of the landscape and the road network as it appeared several decades ago, offering a detailed perspective on rural development and land management in the region.