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1968 Map of Caulfield

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

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Caulfield and the surrounding high country of Howell County are defined by a complex network of springs and hollows along the Missouri-Arkansas border. This late 1960s survey documents a landscape of small rural settlements and scattered spiritual centers, such as Fowler Ch and Prairie Grove Ch. The area's limestone geology is evident in the numerous water sources, including McDaniel Spring, Vaughn Spring, and Fite Spring, which feed into the Little North Fork Bayou Bennetts.

Industrial and family history is etched into the terrain through features like the Alice Mine and the Charcoal Kilns Cem near the Arkansas line. Remote hollows such as Crumbley Hollow and Taylor Hollow dictate the winding path of local roads, while the presence of a Fish Hatchery near Leota points to the area's managed natural resources. These details reflect a quiet, transitionary period in the Ozarks before modern development significantly altered the rural character of these border townships.