
Sprague serves as the primary settlement hub in this 1940s landscape, situated along a prominent highway corridor and an Old Railroad Grade. The map reveals a highly organized rural educational system, with family-named schools like Keith Sch, Montgomery Sch, and Sartorius Sch distributed across the townships of Newton, Howard, Osage, and Metz. This network of country schools highlights the density of the rural population before mid-century consolidation.
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1934 Papinsville
Bates County, MO

1937 New Home
Bates County, MO

1938 Worland
Bates County, MO

1940 Worland
Bates County, MO

1942 Sprague
Bates County, MO

1961 Dayton
Bates County, MO

1961 Main City
Bates County, MO

1961 Pleasant Gap
Bates County, MO

1961 Spruce
Bates County, MO

1961 Virginia
Bates County, MO

1963 Papinsville
Bates County, MO

1991 Butler South
Bates County, MO

1991 New Home
Bates County, MO

1991 Papinville
Bates County, MO

1991 Sprague
Bates County, MO

1991 Worland
Bates County, MO

2021 Butler South
Bates County, MO

2021 Dayton
Bates County, MO

2021 Main City
Bates County, MO

2021 New Home
Bates County, MO

2021 Papinville
Bates County, MO

2021 Pleasant Gap
Bates County, MO

2021 Sprague
Bates County, MO

2021 Spruce
Bates County, MO

2021 Virginia
Bates County, MO

2021 Worland
Bates County, MO