1949 Map of St. Patrick

About this map

The Wyaconda River and its Old Channel wind through the northeast corner of Missouri, defining a landscape of small rural school districts and family cemeteries at mid-century. The village of St Patrick serves as a local anchor near the Clark Co Lewis Co boundary. The distribution of educational sites like the poetically named Pride of the West Sch, Diamond Sch, Enterprise Sch, and Gem Sch reveals a high density of one-room schoolhouses serving the farming community before the era of widespread school consolidation. Cultural landmarks are scattered throughout the hills, including Cedar Grove Ch and the Antioch church, while family history is preserved at the Sisson Cem, Bash Cem, and Higbee Cem. The river's path is joined by several tributaries, including Sugar Creek, Honey Creek, and the Little Wyaconda River, which carved the terrain long before modern agricultural tiling modified the local drainage.