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1943 Map of Berryman

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Berryman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Huzzah Creek and Courtois Creek wind through the hills of the Clark National Forest, shaping a landscape defined by isolated farmsteads and rural community centers. During the mid-twentieth century, this part of the Ozarks relied on a network of small schools and country churches like the Ozark Gospel Center and Sugar Grove Ch to anchor its dispersed population. The terrain is marked by prominent high points such as Bald Knob and Hedley Knob, while fire prevention infrastructure is visible at the Czar Lookout and Westover Lookout.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family history in the numerous small burial grounds and homestead-adjacent features scattered across the township lines of Courtois and Walton. From the settlement at Berryman to the creek-side community of Davisville, the map preserves the locations of vital local institutions including the Gibbs Sch and Center Post Sch, many of which served families living in hollows like Cherry Valley and Henpeck Hollow.