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1939 Map of Tarkio

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Tarkio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Tarkio serves as the prominent hub of northwest Missouri on the eve of World War II, distinguished by the campus of Tarkio College and the local Tarkio Airport. The landscape is a dense network of rural school districts and community centers, from the Moulton School in the north to the Houston School near the southern border. This 1939 survey captures a highly organized agrarian society where every few miles contains a named schoolhouse or church, such as English Grove Ch or Center Grove Ch.

Transportation is defined by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which parallels the Tarkio River through Fairfax and down toward Corning. The intricate drainage system of the West, Middle, and East Tarkio Creeks illustrates the geological transition toward the Missouri River bottomlands. Genealogists will find value in the specific locations of the Busch Cem and Pleasant Ridge Cem, providing exact spatial context for family roots in Atchison and Holt Counties.