1968 Map of Banner

About this map

Pruitt Mountain and Logan Mountain dominate the topography of this Missouri landscape, which is heavily defined by the boundaries of the Clark National Forest. The settlement of Banner sits along Cedar Creek, serving as a central point in a region characterized by deep hollows and high ridges. The map reveals a community structured around its spiritual and family landmarks, including the Full Gospel Chapel and several burial grounds like Tullock Cem and Nelson Cem. Higher elevations are marked by the Bell Mountain Lookout Tower, which provides a vantage over the Kaolin and Arcadia townships. This 1960s survey captures the rural infrastructure of the era, from the Bellevue Valley Nursing Home to the network of drainage ways like Coon Hollow and Womble Hollow that feed into the larger creek systems.