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1976 Map of Big Piney

Name: 1976 Topographic Map of Big Piney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Big Piney River carves a deep, serpentine path through this 1976 orthophotoquad, revealing the complex Ozark topography that defined local development in Pulaski County. This aerial perspective, prepared in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, captures the landscape at a point when the northern extent was dominated by the military reservation of Fort Leonard Wood. The imagery highlights the stark contrast between the dense forest cover on the steep ridges and the cleared bottomlands along the river’s bends.

Small rural settlements like Big Piney and Duke are visible amidst the undulating terrain, connected by winding roads that follow the natural contours of the land. The confluence of Spring Creek with the river adds to the intricate drainage pattern shown here. This orthophoto provides a precise visual record of the intersection between military land use and traditional rural Missouri communities during the mid-1970s.