Name/Title
Illustrated Historical Atlas Map - Buchanan County, Missouri, 1876Entry/Object ID
AM1958.39.1Scope and Content
An Illustrated Historical Atlas Map of Buchanan County, Mo. is one - if not the- oldest atlas books of St. Joseph. The St. Joseph Museum Library has 3 copies. The sketches of R.T. Davis, Davis Mills & Home, Sparta Farm, Wilderson Farm, Academy of Medicine, City Hall, State Asylum for Insane, County Jail, County Poor Farm and County Court House have been scanned into the photo collection (History 20).
In addition to the maps, which show property ownership, the book also includes information on post offices in Missouri, history of Buchanan County townships, Missouri railroad map and 1876 Census statistics for Buchanan County. There is a biographical section of some of the leading St. Joseph citizens of the time and a patron list which gives business and place of birth of some St. Joseph people.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
AtlasNomenclature Primary Object Term
CartographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
MapsSearch Terms
Atlas of Buchanan County, St. Joseph biographies, Census-1876, Railroads in Missouri, St. Joseph, Missouri, Buchanan County, Missouri, Biography, Political, BusinessRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Randolph T. DavisRelated Publications
Notes
Brink, McDonough & Co. 1876