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1951 Map of Rolla

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Rolla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Missouri School of Mines serves as a central anchor for the city of Rolla, illustrating the town's growth as an educational and industrial hub in the mid-20th century. The St Louis San Francisco railroad corridor cuts through the landscape, linking the urban center to outlying communities like Doolittle and Northwye. This survey captures the region's diverse institutional history, from the specialized Missouri Trachoma Hospital to the rural school network including Strawhun Sch and Oak Grove Sch.

Beyond the city limits, the terrain is defined by the winding paths of Beaver Creek and Little Piney Creek, where the economy transition from academic to extractive, evidenced by the Beaver Creek Mine and several scattered clay pits. Genealogists can find numerous family-named landmarks such as Hudgens Cem and Point Bluff Sch, preserving the names of early residents in the hills and hollows of the Miller and Phelps County borderlands.