1953 Map of Renick

About this map

The town of Renick serves as the central hub of this mid-century Missouri landscape, where the Wabash railroad cuts a diagonal line across the high ground of Moniteau Prairie. The mapping reveals a rural economy transitioning between eras, evidenced by the scattered Mine Dumps indicating past extraction and the label for the Wilson Sch, noted here as abandoned. Small family settlements and rail stops like Harkes and Ryder are documented alongside a network of country burial grounds including Anderson Cem, Davis Cem, and Tanton Cem. The southern portion of the quadrangle descends from the prairie into more complex drainage patterns formed by Perche Creek and Little Perche Creek, with Fairview Ch standing near the Howard County line. This 1953 survey captures the area just as the traditional rural school system was consolidating and the landscape was being redefined by the Gulf Mobile and Ohio rail corridor.