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1943 Map of Cave City

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Cave City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Cave City serves as the central hub of this mid-century survey, straddling the border between Sharp and Independence counties. The landscape is defined by the Ozark foothills, characterized by numerous family-named peaks like Willmuth Hill and Smith Hill, and a dense network of watercourses including Curia Creek and Wooldridge Creek. The era's rural social structure is clearly visible through the placement of localized institutions such as Maxville Sch and Pine Springs Sch, alongside several country churches like Prosperity Ch and Grays Chapel.

Settlement patterns follow the high ground and creek valleys, with Maxville and Hickory Valley anchoring the northern and southern reaches. Local transport is represented by named thoroughfares such as Sidney Road and Gray Road, which provided vital links for these farming communities. The survey, conducted by the USGS in the early 1940s under State Geologist Joe W. Kimzey, documents a traditional Arkansas landscape before the widespread modernization of the post-war period.