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1951 Map of Cedar Gap

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Cedar Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The St Louis - San Francisco railway winds through the high divide of Pleasant Valley and Findley, anchoring the settlement of Cedar Gap. This early 1950s terrain, documented by State Geologist Edward L. Clark, reveals a landscape in transition, characterized by a high concentration of small rural institutions that were already beginning to fade from use. The map identifies several defunct educational sites, including Skylight Sch and Flint Point Sch, providing a precise record of local district history.

Water features such as Finley Creek and Bryant Creek drain the dissected Ozark plateau, where numerous hollows like Panther Hollow and Privet Hollow dictated the placement of early homesteads and roads. For genealogists, the survey is particularly useful for locating family-named landmarks and burial grounds, such as Rush Cem and Gentry Cem, along with community gathering points like Brush Arbor Ch.