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1949 Map of Steelville

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Steelville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Steelville serves as the central hub of this Missouri Ozarks landscape, where the Meramec River and Whittenberg Creek dictate the local geography. The map reveals a transition in transportation history, documenting the St Louis San Francisco railroad alongside a notable southern section marked as St Louis San Francisco (Abandoned) near Sligo. This area, once a center for iron production, is shown here as a network of rural school districts and small communities.

Genealogists will find a high density of local landmarks, including over twenty neighborhood schools such as Coffee Sch and Valley Side Sch. The map also preserves the locations of numerous family-named burial grounds like Gordon Cem and Wilkinson Cem, providing essential anchors for family history. The southern portion is dominated by the dense woodlands of Indian Trail State Park, reflecting the region's managed timber and conservation efforts during the mid-century.