1949 Map of Sumner

About this map

Sumner serves as the primary hub in this Missouri landscape where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad crosses the wetlands and prairies of Linn and Chariton Counties. The map details a region defined by complex hydrology, featuring the wide basins of Swan Lake and Silver Lake within the Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge. To the north, Pershing State Park preserves the bottomlands along Locust Creek, a terrain dotted with numerous smaller water bodies like Boiler Lake and Harlow Fay Lakes. Genealogists and local historians can find significant landmarks from the mid-20th century, including the Forker Boomer PO, rural school sites such as Prairie Mound Sch, and resting places like Lakeside Cemetery and Purvis Cem. The extensive levee systems throughout the Cunningham and Jefferson townships illustrate the historic efforts to manage the flow of Turkey Creek and its tributaries.