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1947 Map of Barber

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Barber
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Camp Chaffee Military Reservation dominates the northern landscape of this region, its boundary cutting through the prominent ridges of Backbone Mountain and Washburn Ridge. Below these heights, the southern half of the map reveals a rural settlement pattern centered on the small village of Barber and the community of Washburn. This area is characterized by a series of parallel ridges, including Blythe Ridge and Green Ridge, which dictate the flow of local waterways like Washburn Creek and Polecat Branch.

Genealogical interest is found in several family and community burial grounds, such as Spencer Cemetery and Antioch Cemetery, many of which are tucked along the base of these steep terrain features. The presence of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad running along the southern edge illustrates the corridor of commerce that bypassed the more difficult terrain of the White Oak Mountains to the north.