1971 Map of Stanley

About this map

Stanley and the surrounding Bootheel bottomlands of Pemiscot County are defined by a complex network of bayous and drainage systems recorded just as the 1970s began. The landscape is structured by a rigid grid of rural roads and the St Louis - San Francisco railroad line, which cuts diagonally through the townships of Godair and Butler. Local life is anchored by numerous small country churches, such as Pleasant Grove Ch and Bethlehem Ch, alongside local burying grounds like Averill Cem. To the south, the Mississippi River creates a dynamic border near Sandy Hook Bar, where the Missouri Tennessee Independent Boundary follows the shifting river course. This survey captures the rural infrastructure of the era, from the North Pemiscot Sch to the winding paths of Wolf Bayou and Robinson Lake.