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1909 Map of Weingarten

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Weingarten
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

The Mississippi River defines the northeastern corner of this landscape, separating Missouri from Illinois and framing Moro Island across from the riverfront settlement of Ste Genevieve. Inland, the terrain is shaped by an intricate network of drainage, including Saline Creek and the River aux Vases, which cut through the hills of Ste Genevieve County. This early 20th-century survey reveals a rural economy dependent on the St Louis and San Francisco railroad, which connected towns like Zell and New Bourbon to the larger region.

Evidence of early industry and community life is widespread, from the isolated Copper Mine north of Weingarten to a dense distribution of country schools such as Pine Valley School, Kunkle School, and Gordon School. Small hubs like New Offenburg and Ozora serve as anchors for the surrounding farms, while the southern reaches near Avon and Minith show the transition toward more dissected upland terrain.