
Big Beaver Creek and its many tributaries, such as Merritt Br and Browns Branch, define the deep drainage patterns across this portion of Douglas County. The landscape in the late 1930s is remarkably dense with rural institutions, showing a network of neighborhood schoolhouses like Lone Star Sch, Kentucky Hollow Sch, and Union Grove Sch that served isolated upland communities. The map captures an era of shifting centers, specifically noting older sites like Old Merritt and Old Ray alongside their newer counterparts.
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1884 · Springfield
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1886 · Springfield
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1907 · Forsyth
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1936 · Thornfield
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1936 · Ava
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1937 · Ozark
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1939 · Fordland
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Fordland
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Ava
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Protem
USGS Topo · 1:62,500