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1965 Map of Bardley

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Bardley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Mark Twain National Forest dominates this mid-1960s landscape, where the dense timber of the Ozark Plateau is segmented by an intricate drainage system including North Fork Buffalo Creek and Terrible Creek. Settlement is sparse, clustered primarily around the small community of Bardley and the rural crossroads of Bennett. The map reveals a community structured around its local institutions, from the Pine Sch to several country congregations like Bardley Ch and Oak Ridge Ch.

Land management and recreation are evident through the Buffalo Creek Campground and the presence of the Briar Lookout Tower perched near the Oregon and Ripley County line. The terrain transitions from high points like Wolf Mountain down to subterranean features such as Panther Cave and the Blue Hole Spring. This survey captures a moment in time when this portion of the Missouri Ozarks remained deeply rural, with its topography defined by narrow hollows like Little Sleuter Hollow and the winding course of the North Fork Fourche Creek.