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1937 Map of Tiffin

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Tiffin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The Osage River meanders across the northern edge of this Missouri landscape, framed by prominent terrain features like Rock House Bluff. This 1930s survey captures a rural network of small communities and crossroads settlements, including Tiffin and Cedar Springs, during an era when local life revolved around a dense system of country schools and churches. The map reveals the distribution of family and community landmarks, such as Landers Cem and Pape Ch, which served the residents of West Speedwell and East Speedwell.

A distinct boundary between St Clair Co and Cedar Co runs east-west, bisecting a landscape drained by Clear Creek and Simms Creek. Educational infrastructure is remarkably detailed for the period, noting one-room schoolhouses like Ruark Sch, Blue Ridge Sch, and Bowling Green Sch that have since largely disappeared from the physical landscape, making this a vital resource for tracing Depression-era local history.