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1955 Map of Chadwick

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Chadwick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Chadwick serves as a central hub in this mid-century portrait of the Ozark highlands, where the Mark Twain National Forest dominates the southern landscape. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of hollows and ridges, including the distinctive Strawberry Ridge and Carwine Ridge. Settlement patterns follow the high ground and creek valleys, anchored by local landmarks like the Chadwick Sch and the Fairview Ch.

The map reveals a wealth of site-specific history, from the high vantage point of the Saunders Lookout Tower to the subterranean features of Bald Knobbers Cave and Rattlesnake Cave. Numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Gardner Cem and Mathews Cem, are carefully noted throughout the townships of Sparta and Oldfield, providing a clear record of rural Missouri life before major modernization altered these traditional upland communities.