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1964 Map of Bartlett

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Bartlett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The St Louis San Francisco railroad corridor anchors this mid-century look at the Shannon County landscape, passing through the settlement of Bartlett and past a local Drive-in Theater. To the north, the terrain is defined by the sharp relief of the Mark Twain National Forest, where steep hollows like Larkin Hollow and Open Hollow drain toward the winding Jacks Fork river. This area reflects a quiet rural economy centered on the highway and rail lines, punctuated by community anchors such as the Manger of Bethlehem Ch.

Genealogists can trace family footprints at the Delaware community, which sits near Mahans Creek and includes both the Delaware Cem and Rader Cem. The map captures the complex drainage patterns of the Ozark Plateau, including named water sources like Buckhart Spring and the curiously named Jam Up point. This 1964 survey preserves the exact locations of many small structures and rural dwellings before decades of forest regrowth altered the visibility of these old homestead sites.