1968 Map of Brunot

About this map

Brunot and Beulah anchor this corner of the Missouri Ozarks during the late 1960s, a landscape defined by deeply incised hollows and family-named cemeteries. The map reveals a high concentration of burial sites reflecting the area's ancestral roots, including Meadows Cem, Lucy Cem, and Chilton Cem. The geography is characterized by prominent peaks like Stony Mountain, Hickman Mountain, and Rocky Mountain, while the southern portion transitions into the protected lands of Sam A Baker State Park and Graves Mountain State Forest. Water plays a central role in the local topography, from the Big Creek and Cedar Creek drainages to smaller features like the Shut-ins and Blue Spring. The presence of the Full Gospel Ch and numerous small springs, such as Weeping Willow Spring, points to a quiet, rural life sustained by the timber and water of Iron, Madison, and Wayne counties.