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1935 Map of Dell

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Dell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Lake of the Ozarks and the winding Missouri river dominate the northwestern corner of this 1935 survey, a moment when the shoreline and surrounding hills were dotted with recreational camps such as Hackberry Camp, Camp Court, and Shady Bayou Camp. The interior terrain of Benton County is deeply dissected by drainages like Big Turkey Creek and Whig Creek, which shaped the distribution of small farming communities and educational outposts.

Genealogists and local historians will find a wealth of specific rural markers, from the Old Fredonia settlement near the northern cove to White Cem and the Johnson Cem further south. The map documents a network of one-room schoolhouses, including Lookout School, Mt Lasca School, and Fraction Point School, alongside neighborhood spiritual centers like Post Oak Church. These points of interest, connected by winding rural roads and an early electric power transmission line, illustrate the pre-war social fabric of the Missouri Ozarks.