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1955 Map of Day

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Day
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Chestnut Ridge and the winding course of Bull Creek define the topography of this Ozark landscape as it appeared in the mid-1950s. The settlement of Day sits near the western edge, while a network of country churches including Oak Ridge Ch, Meadows Ch, and Pleasant Shade Ch anchor the scattered rural communities. The terrain is deeply incised by numerous hollows, such as Goodnight Hollow and Tantrough Hollow, reflecting a drainage pattern that moves toward the creek basins.

Large portions of the eastern and northern terrain are within the Mark Twain National Forest, where the Hill Top Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark. This map captures the area before modern development, showing the original locations of rural infrastructure like the Nash Cem and several natural features including Anderson Cave and Jackson Cave, which indicate the underlying karst geology characteristic of this Missouri region.