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1894 Map of Sedalia

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Sedalia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Sedalia serves as a central hub of nineteenth-century transportation in this central Missouri landscape, where multiple branches of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad converge. The survey reveals a sophisticated network of small farming communities and specialized settlements, from the mineral water resort of Mc Allister Springs and Sweet Springs in the northwest to the agricultural trade centers of Smithton and Lamonte.

Industry and topography are closely linked as the terrain transitions toward the Blackwater River and Lamine River systems. Local historians can trace the early development of Georgetown and the rural schools and townships that defined the county's social geography before the turn of the century. The placement of Heard and Beaman along the rail lines illustrates how the steam era dictated the growth of these prairie settlements.