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1972 Map of Blue Eye

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Blue Eye
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The border community of Blue Eye straddles the line between Stone County, Missouri and Carroll County, Arkansas, serving as a focal point for this 1972 survey. The landscape is characterized by the rugged timberlands of the Mark Twain National Forest and the winding drainages of Dogwood Creek and Yocum Creek. Local history is preserved in small rural centers like Oakgrove, where several country churches and family burial grounds such as Boyd Cem and Parker Cem dot the hillsides.

Infrastructure from an earlier era is evident in the Old RR Grade running through the southwestern corner near Cisco, providing a clear path of historical transport through the hills. Geologic features of the Ozark Plateau are well-represented by the subterranean Cosmic Cavern near Maple and the prominent height of Pilot Knob. The map provides a detailed view of the regional hydrography, including named water sources like Blue Spring and Hammond Spring, which sustained these upland settlements.