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1954 Map of Valmeyer

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Valmeyer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Valmeyer and its surrounding river bottoms are defined here by a complex system of levees protecting agricultural land from the shifting Mississippi River. In the mid-1950s, the Missouri Pacific railroad serves as a critical corridor through the valley, passing near settlements like Fountain and Harrisonville. The landscape transitions abruptly from the low-lying floodplain near Meissner Island to the higher bluffs of the Illinois side, where hollows such as Dennis Hollow and Trout Hollow cut through the rising terrain.

Local civic life is centered on rural schoolhouses and churches, including Walnut Grove Sch and St Johns Cem. The presence of Moredock Lake and the Harrisonville Landing reflects a region deeply tied to its hydrology and river commerce. This survey preserves the spatial arrangement of these small river towns and family landmarks before later decades of flooding would alter the area's development patterns.