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1949 Map of Racine

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Racine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Tripoli Mines and industrial pockets mark this landscape where Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas meet. Surveyed just after the war, the terrain is defined by the broad Five Mile Prairie and the winding course of Shoal Creek. The St Louis San Francisco railroad cuts through the southern portion of the quadrangle, serving the village of Racine and providing a transport corridor for local mining operations.

Rural life is densely documented through a network of country schools and family-named cemeteries. Features like Huber Center Sch, Round Prairie Sch, and East View Sch served the surrounding farmsteads, while small community hubs like Spring City and Hornet anchored the north. The presence of numerous burial grounds, including Cole Cem, Gibson Cem, and Sparlin Cem, offers significant genealogical value for those tracing families in Newton and Ottawa counties during the mid-twentieth century.