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1952 Map of Tipton

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Tipton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Tipton sits at the heart of this mid-Missouri landscape, serving as a vital rail hub where the Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a straight line across the prairie. The town's significance in the late 1940s and early 1950s is underscored by the presence of the State Industrial Home for Girls and an array of civic markers, from the Fairground and Masonic Cemetery to the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Beyond the town limits, the topography is defined by the headwaters of several drainages, including Petite Saline Creek and Moniteau Creek. The rural landscape is dotted with ancestral burial grounds like Gallagher Cemetery and Snorglass Cemetery, while the village of Syracuse anchors the western edge of the quadrangle. This survey captures a moment when the regional economy was firmly rooted in the intersection of rail transportation and the rolling agricultural lands of Moniteau, Morgan, and Cooper Counties.