1987 Map of Big Bend

About this map

The Maries River winds through this Ozark landscape, carving a distinctive oxbow at Big Bend that gives this quadrangle its name. In the late 1980s, the area remained largely rural, defined by a network of creeks and hollows including Rodgers Creek, Prairie Creek, and the drainage of Clifty Hollow. The southern edge of the survey captures the northern outskirts of Dixon, featuring a Sewage Disposal Plant and a nearby Golf Course, illustrating the community's mid-century expansion into Union township.