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1999 Map of Cassville

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Cassville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Cassville serves as the central hub of this Missouri Ozark landscape, where the town’s grid meets the irregular topography of the Mark Twain National Forest. The map documents a community deeply connected to its springs and hollows, featuring numerous landmarks like the Crystal Caverns and the Cassville Ranger Station. Outside the main town, the geography is defined by a series of named hollows, including Corder Hollow, Galena Hollow, and Rockhouse Hollow, which provided the framework for early roads and scattered rural settlements.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented by a variety of country churches and burial grounds, such as Union Chapel, the Quaker Cem Merles Chapel, and Horner Cem. The presence of the Fish Hatchery and several notable springs like Walnut Spring and Spout Spring underscores the region's hydrogeology. Smaller communities like Hilltop and Bates Corner appear alongside more remote features like the Landing Field and the Golf Course, showing the area's development toward the end of the twentieth century.