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1966 Map of Buffalo City

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Buffalo City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The confluence of the White River and the Buffalo River serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s landscape, marking the rugged boundary between Marion and Baxter counties. The Missouri Pacific railroad snakes along the northern bank of the White River, connecting small settlements and transit points like Cartney and Buford Station. The map illustrates a transitional period where historic river hubs were being superseded by rail and road networks, with Buffalo City and nearby Old Buffalo positioned at the river bend.

Upland from the river bottoms, the terrain is defined by prominent family-named landmarks and rural institutions such as Mountain View Ch, Nelson Cem, and Haskell Cem. Deep hollows like Cook Hollow and Hathaway Hollow cut through the Ozark heights, where scattered mines and a Quarry indicate local extraction. To the southeast, the Ozark National Forest preserves the wooded hills surrounding Prince Fred Knob and Cleveland Knob.