1946 Map of Cureall

About this map

Bakersfield and the surrounding rural landscape of Richland and Spring Creek townships reflect a post-war agricultural community defined by its remote springs and river crossings. This mid-century survey captures the region just before modern infrastructure reshaped the Ozarks, showing a high density of one-room schoolhouses like Oak Mound Sch and Lone Pilgrim Sch. Water access was vital to the local economy, evidenced by the presence of Breakup Mill and numerous named fords such as Casey Ford and Double Spring Ford crossing the Bennett Bayou. The social fabric of the era is preserved through numerous small congregations and burying grounds, including Baptist Hill Ch and the Pottersville Cem, while the northern portion of the map encompasses a section of the Mark Twain National Forest.