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1943 Map of Bradleyville

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Bradleyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Bradleyville and the winding course of Beaver Creek anchor this mid-century portrait of the Missouri Ozarks. Situated at the convergence of Christian, Taney, and Douglas counties, the landscape is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges like Marshfield Ridge and Turnip Knob. The mapping reveals a highly localized social geography of the 1940s, where small settlements such as Brownbranch, Rome, and McClurg were supported by numerous rural schoolhouses, including Whiteside Sch and Goodhope Sch.

High points like Swan Lookout provided vantage points over the Mark Twain National Forest, while the many cemeteries such as Huffman Cem and Whitaker Cem offer critical data points for genealogists tracking family lands. The transportation network is dominated by local routes and hollow-running creeks like Puncheon Creek and Roller Creek, reflecting a period before modern highway expansion significantly altered these traditional Ozark communities.