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1951 Map of Cabool SE

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Cabool SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The city of Cabool serves as the focal point for this early 1950s survey, situated at the confluence of the Big Piney River and the St Louis San Francisco railroad line. The map illustrates a landscape of the Ozark plateau where the infrastructure of the Mark Twain National Forest meets rural settlements. Transport and communication are defined by the rail corridor passing through Sargent and Sterling, with the latter featuring the Sterling Lookout Tower as a prominent forestry landmark.

Local rural life is well-documented through a dense network of country schools and churches, including Pea Ridge Ch, Union Sch, and the notably labeled Forest Flower Sch (Abandoned). These institutions, along with family and community cemeteries like Cedar Bluff Cem and Jones Cem, provide a clear picture of mid-century Missouri social geography. The terrain is marked by numerous hollows, such as Riley Hollow and Tick Hollow, which influenced the placement of early homesteads and roads.