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1944 Map of Cureall

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Cureall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Bakersfield and Pottersville anchor this mid-1940s landscape in the Ozarks, where the topography is defined by the complex drainage of Spring Creek and the various branches of North Fork Bayou Bridges Creek. This area shows a high density of small rural community centers, each typically supported by a church, school, and cemetery, such as the cluster around Cureall and Elijah. The presence of the Alice Mine and Breakup Mill indicates a local economy still tied to the extraction of resources and small-scale milling.

Natural springs are abundant across the terrain, including Big Spring, Amber Spr, and Taylor Spr, which likely served as vital water sources for the numerous family-named ridges like Hawkins Ridge and Robinson Ridge. Significant infrastructure of the era is captured through labels for country schools like Mineral Point Sch and Plumb Hollow Sch, as well as landmarks like The Falls on Spring Creek, offering a detailed look at the social and physical geography of Ozark and Howell counties during the World War II era.