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1930 Map of Bassett

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Bassett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

The St Louis Southwestern railroad and several early wagon routes, including the Clarksville Road, define the settlement patterns of this corner of Bowie County during the 1920s. Small community hubs like Dalby Springs and Bassett appear alongside a dense network of rural infrastructure, such as the County Line Sch and Hubbard Chapel. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the meandering Sulphur River and its associated wetlands, featuring family-named landmarks like Willow Bluff and White Cotton.

The presence of the Stephenson Ferry Bridge across the river highlights the importance of historic river crossings before the expansion of modern highway systems. To the north, the terrain transitions into the Caughorn Prairie, where scattered schoolhouses like New Hope Sch and Big Woods Sch served isolated farming families. This map preserves a detailed view of the rural landscape just as the local economy balanced between river-bottom resources and rail-side commerce.