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1968 Map of Bakersfield

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Bakersfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Bakersfield and the surrounding Ozark hills of Missouri and Arkansas are documented here in the late 1960s, showing a landscape defined by deep hollows and creek systems. Small rural communities like Elijah are connected by winding routes, while the spiritual and social life of the area is anchored by landmarks such as Mineral Point Ch, Baptist Hill Ch, and Mt Pleasant Ch. This survey captures the borderlands between Ozark, Baxter, and Fulton counties, including the northern reaches of Norfork Lake and the Tecumseh Lookout Tower presiding over the timbered ridges.

The terrain is marked by numerous family-named hollows and springs, such as Halford Spring and Petty Spring, which highlight the importance of water sources in this upland region. Topographical details reveal the complexity of the drainage basins for Bridges Creek and Bennetts Bayou, alongside a few isolated mines that point to the localized extraction history of the Missouri border. Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped locations of several rural burial grounds, including Fore Cem, White Oak Cem, and Hawkins Ridge Cem.