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1961 Map of Bahner

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Bahner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The settlement of Mora sits along the southern border of the Pettis and Benton county line, serving as a focal point for this rural landscape in the early 1960s. The area is defined by a network of small watercourses, including Walnut Creek, Cheese Creek, and the upper reaches of Lake Creek, which drain the rolling terrain between the Flat Creek and Lake Creek townships. Evidence of earlier transportation infrastructure is visible in the Old Railroad Grade and Old Grade paths that cut through the countryside near Spring Fork.

Social centers are dispersed throughout the townships, anchored by rural institutions like Bethlehem Ch, Spring Fork Ch, and the Walnut Sch. To the south, the Mora Prairie State Wildlife Management Area preserves a portion of the native landscape. This survey provides a clear look at the transition from early rail-dependent commerce to a modern agricultural layout, documented just as small local schools like Prairie Grove Sch were becoming part of the region's history.