Old Maps of Howell County, Missouri for Genealogy

Trace your family roots with 192 historic maps of Howell County. These high-res maps reveal old neighborhoods, homesites, landmarks, and streets — helping you uncover where your ancestors lived and how the area evolved over time.

  • Explore historic neighborhoods: Identify where your relatives may have lived in the 1800s or 1900s.
  • Compare maps over time: Trace the changes in streets, buildings, and landmarks for multi-generational research.
  • Perfect for genealogy & ancestry research: Used by family historians and researchers to map out lineage and migration.

These maps are an incredible resource for exploring your personal connection to Howell County's past.


Howell County, MO maps

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  1. 1890 Map of Mountain Home, 1954 Print
    1890 Map of Mountain Home, 1954 Print
    1890 Mountain Home
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Ozark plateau in the late nineteenth century remains a rugged landscape of winding river valleys and isolated hilltop settlements. Genealogists can trace family footprints across Mountain Home, Buffalo City, and Calico Rock before modern dams reshaped the White River.

  2. 1891 Map of Mountain Home
    1891 Map of Mountain Home
    1891 Mountain Home
    1891 Print · USGS
    The Ozark wilderness around Mountain Home is shown here in the late nineteenth century, dominated by a wild river system. Researchers can trace the network of old river crossings like Traceys F'y and Nelsons F'y alongside early towns such as Buffalo City.

  3. 1894 Map of Mountain Home
    1894 Map of Mountain Home
    1894 Mountain Home
    1894 Print · USGS
    Northern Arkansas in the 1890s was a rugged territory defined by the winding White and Buffalo rivers. Genealogists and local historians can trace early river crossings and settlements like Traceys Fy & Fd, Ships Fy, Buffalo City, and Henderson.
    6 unique versions available

  4. 1938 Map of West Plains, 1954 Print
    1938 Map of West Plains, 1954 Print
    1938 West Plains
    1954 Print · USGS
    West Plains was a bustling Missouri rail town in the late 1930s, centered in the Howell Valley. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as the County Cem, rural schools like Renfrow Sch, and the St Louis San Francisco rail corridor.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 1939 Map of Topaz
    1939 Map of Topaz
    1939 Topaz
    1939 Print · USGS
    The North Fork River valley in Douglas and Ozark counties is captured here in the late 1930s, showing a landscape defined by riverside mills and rural schools. Genealogists can trace family landmarks across Richville, Siloam Springs, and Hammonds Mill, or find remote sites like Mitts Cem and Little Zion Sch.
    3 unique versions available

  6. 1940 Map of West Plains
    1940 Map of West Plains
    1940 West Plains
    1940 Print · USGS
    West Plains was a bustling Ozark rail hub just before the mid-century, surrounded by a landscape of family farms and valley schools. Genealogists can locate specific local landmarks like County Home, Smith Chapel, and the St Louis San Francisco rail corridor.

  7. 1941 Map of Topaz
    1941 Map of Topaz
    1941 Topaz
    1941 Print · USGS
    The Ozark plateau of the late thirties and early forties comes alive here, showing the river-bound communities of Douglas and Howell Counties. Researchers can locate vanished rural landmarks like Omba Store, Hammonds Mill, and numerous country schools such as New Jail Sch.

  8. 1943 Map of Thayer, 1963 Print
    1943 Map of Thayer, 1963 Print
    1943 Thayer
    1963 Print · USGS
    Thayer and Koshkonong sit at the heart of the Ozark borderlands during the early 1940s, as the railroad drove local commerce. Researchers can locate dozens of country schools and family landmarks like Grand Gulf, Harbeston Sink, and Victory Mission Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  9. 1944 Map of West Plains, 1957 Print
    1944 Map of West Plains, 1957 Print
    1944 West Plains
    1957 Print · USGS
    The West Plains region at the close of the Second World War remains a landscape of rail-connected commerce and scattered rural school districts. Genealogists can locate family names at Saddle Cem, Neubarger Sch, or the rural community of Lanton.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1944 Map of Cureall, 1962 Print
    1944 Map of Cureall, 1962 Print
    1944 Cureall
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Missouri-Arkansas borderlands come alive in this mid-century survey of the Ozarks during a time when rural life centered on local river crossings and country schoolhouses. Trace family history through the numerous sites like Alice Mine, Breakup Mill, and Cureall Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  11. 1945 Map of Harrison
    1945 Map of Harrison
    1945 Harrison
    1945 Print · USGS
    The Ozark and Boston Mountains straddle the Missouri-Arkansas border during the mid-forties, showing a landscape of forest ridges and river valleys. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-connected towns like Monett and West Plains or early lake developments at Bull Shoals Res and Norfork Lake.

  12. 1945 Map of Willow Springs, 1954 Print
    1945 Map of Willow Springs, 1954 Print
    1945 Willow Springs
    1954 Print · USGS
    This Howell County survey captured the Missouri Ozarks at mid-century, when the railroad still linked small farming towns. Researchers can trace rural school locations like College Hill Sch and cemeteries such as Lone Pine Cem and Rowe Cem.
    3 unique versions available

  13. 1945 Map of Montier, 1960 Print
    1945 Map of Montier, 1960 Print
    1945 Montier
    1960 Print · USGS
    The Missouri Ozarks during the mid-1940s are documented here, showing a landscape of small settlements and river valleys just as the post-war era began. Local historians can trace dozens of country schools and churches, from Gravel Ridge Sch to the Hilltop Mission and the remote Sherwood Reese Ranch.
    2 unique versions available

  14. 1945 Map of Clear Springs, 1963 Print
    1945 Map of Clear Springs, 1963 Print
    1945 Clear Springs
    1963 Print · USGS
    Texas County in the mid-1940s was a network of highland farms and timbered hollows at the headwaters of the Jacks Fork. Researchers can trace rural life through numerous country sites like Steely Chapel, Dutch Ch, and the Rocky Mtn Ranch.
    2 unique versions available

  15. 1946 Map of Thayer
    1946 Map of Thayer
    1946 Thayer
    1946 Print · USGS
    Oregon and Howell Counties in the 1940s reveal a network of rail-dependent towns and rural school districts along the Arkansas line. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Woodside Cem, Victory Mission Ch, and the many community schools like English Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  16. 1946 Map of Summersville
    1946 Map of Summersville
    1946 Summersville
    1946 Print · USGS
    The Ozark plateau near the Texas and Shannon county lines appears in the late 1940s as a landscape of remote hollows and high ridges. Local historians can trace old community centers like Arroll or locate the numerous rural schoolhouses including Oak Ridge Sch and Welch Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  17. 1946 Map of West Plains
    1946 Map of West Plains
    1946 West Plains
    1946 Print · USGS
    Howell County's rolling uplands and rural communities are captured here in the mid-1940s, centered on the growing hub of West Plains. Researchers can trace dozens of vanished country school sites and family-linked landmarks like Pleasant Hill Ch, Mc Elmery Cem, and Moody.
    2 unique versions available

  18. 1946 Map of Cureall
    1946 Map of Cureall
    1946 Cureall
    1946 Print · USGS
    The Missouri-Arkansas borderlands are captured here in the mid-forties, showing a rural landscape defined by ridge-top farms and deep river hollows. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools and churches, including Hawkins Ridge School, Alice Mine, and Cold Springs Church.
    2 unique versions available

  19. 1948 Map of Clear Springs
    1948 Map of Clear Springs
    1948 Clear Springs
    1948 Print · USGS
    Texas and Howell Counties in the mid-forties reveal a deeply dissected Ozark landscape of small farming communities and timbered hollows. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like New Salem Cem, Grogan School, and Steely Chapel.
    2 unique versions available

  20. 1948 Map of Montier
    1948 Map of Montier
    1948 Montier
    1948 Print · USGS
    Post-war Howell, Shannon, and Oregon Counties come to life here, showing the ridge-and-hollow social network of the Missouri Ozarks. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of rural landmarks like Marble Hill Sch, Bennett Chapel, and the Brown Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  21. 1948 Map of Willow Springs
    1948 Map of Willow Springs
    1948 Willow Springs
    1948 Print · USGS
    Howell County's post-war landscape comes alive through this mid-century survey of the Ozark Plateau. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of rural landmarks, from Sky Haven Airport and Trask to the Simms Valley Sch and Walkers Chapel.

  22. 1948 Map of Summersville
    1948 Map of Summersville
    1948 Summersville
    1948 Print · USGS
    Summersville and the surrounding Ozark plateau are captured here in the late 1940s, showing a landscape defined by small farms and karst geology. Genealogists can locate numerous rural landmarks like Heelstring Sch, Riley Cem, and the river-side Rymer Ranch.

  23. 1949 Map of Harrison
    1949 Map of Harrison
    1949 Harrison
    1949 Print · USGS
    The Ozark highlands of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri are shown just after the war, when the White River still followed its original course. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Missouri & Arkansas RR and locate rural hubs like Harrison, Eureka Springs, and Mountain Home.

  24. 1949 Map of Rolla, 1950 Print
    1949 Map of Rolla, 1950 Print
    1949 Rolla
    1950 Print · USGS
    The Missouri Ozarks are captured here just after the war, showing a landscape of deep river valleys and emerging reservoir projects. Genealogists and historians can trace the mining towns of Bonne Terre and Potosi or follow the early route of U.S. Highway 66.

  25. 1950 Map of Salem, 1973 Print
    1950 Map of Salem, 1973 Print
    1950 Salem
    1973 Print · USGS
    Fulton County and the surrounding Ozark borderlands are captured here in the mid-twentieth century, centered on the community of Salem. Local researchers can locate family homesteads near landmarks like Wesley Chapel, Bexar, and the Liberty Hill Ch.
    2 unique versions available

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