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1943 Map of Big Piney

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Fort Leonard Wood and the Mark Twain National Forest dominate this landscape during the early 1940s, a period of transition as military expansion and forest management reshaped the rural Ozarks. The winding course of the Big Piney River and Roubidoux Creek provided the primary geographic framework for early settlement, evidenced by the high density of country schools like Hopewell Sch and Democrat Sch.

The presence of the Roby Lookout and Piney Lookout underscores the region's focus on fire surveillance and resource protection. Notable for genealogists are the numerous scattered settlements and landmarks such as Bloodland, Evening Shade, and Cook Cem, which document the human imprint on these hills before subsequent developments altered the local geography. The map also captures river-life features like Ramsey Ford and Pocket Eddy, vital river crossings and navigation points for the era.