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1971 Map of Centerton

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Centerton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Centerton and its surrounding rural communities in Benton County are documented here as they appeared in the early 1970s. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of McKisic Creek and Spavinaw Creek, with the sprawling ponds of the Centerton State Fish Hatchery serving as a prominent landmark. Settlement patterns follow the early transportation routes, notably an Old Railroad Grade passing through the northern section of the map near Jackson Cem.

Social life for these small communities was anchored by local institutions like Bethlehem Ch and the Sunshine Sch near Vaughn. The map is particularly valuable for genealogists, recording numerous family-linked burial grounds including Gamble Cem, Parn Cem, and Coffelt Cem. The transition from agrarian land use to small-town growth is evident near Highfill and Osage Mills, where water resources like Little Osage Creek historically drove local industry.