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1952 Map of Rocheport

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Rocheport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Missouri River dominates the central landscape of this 1952 survey, carving a wide valley between the bluffs of Boone and Cooper counties. Along the northern bank, the historic river town of Rocheport sits at the junction of the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad and Moniteau Creek, reflecting an era where rail and river traffic intersected. To the south, the Missouri Pacific line skirts the bluffs near Overton, tracing the edge of the floodplains protected by an extensive network of levees.

Further inland, the map captures the rural social structure of the Missouri backcountry, anchored by local institutions like Highland Ch, Gooch Mill Ch, and Copp Chapel. Small rural schools such as Linden Sch and Highland Sch are scattered across the rolling terrain of Saline and Linn townships. This map provides an exceptionally clear view of the mid-century agricultural landscape, showing the transition from the fertile river bottoms to the upland farms around Wooldridge and the small milling site at Gooch Mill.