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1921 Map of Sarcoxie

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Sarcoxie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Sarcoxie serves as the focal point of this southwestern Missouri landscape during the early 1920s, situated at the intersection of the St Louis San Francisco railroad and the Center Creek valley. The map reveals a highly developed rural infrastructure defined by an exceptional density of country schools and community landmarks. Local industry is anchored by the Red Fox Mine and a Limekiln near the town center, while water-powered commerce persists at Bower Mills and Hopsick Mill.

The presence of numerous family-named landmarks like Motley Cemetery and the Fishel Cemetery provides significant genealogical value, alongside dozens of district schools such as Sunflower School, Charter Oak School, and Bois d'Arc School. Further north, the Spring River meanders past Forest Mills and Larussell, tracing the historical transit corridors of the Missouri Pacific line through Jasper and Lawrence counties.