1975 Map of Waltonville

About this map

Waltonville sits at a busy junction of the Burlington Northern and Missouri Pacific railroads, serving as a hub for the coal industry and surrounding agricultural townships of Blissville and Bald Hill. The 1970s landscape is defined by extensive coal mining operations, notably the Orient No 3 Mine and Orient No 6 Mine, which feature large Tailings Ponds and specialized industrial infrastructure. To the east, the Big Muddy River basin has been transformed by the development of Rend Lake, with the Rend Lake State Waterfowl Management Area and the Nason Public Use Area indicating the era's shift toward managed conservation and recreation. For genealogists, the map preserves numerous rural burial sites including Stevens Cem, Dryden Cem, and St Barbara Cem near the small settlement of Scheller.