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1954 Map of Devils Elbow

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Devils Elbow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Big Piney River carves a dramatic series of meanders through the Missouri Ozarks, including the sharp bend that gives Devils Elbow its name. This landscape is defined by the heavy presence of the Fort Leonard Wood Military Reservation, which occupies the southern half of the sheet. The military influence extends to transportation infrastructure like the U S Army RR, which connects to the mainline St Louis-San Francisco RR near Morgan Heights.

Genealogists can find several family-named burial sites such as Spaulding Cem and Rockwell Cem, alongside local landmarks like the Hooker School and the Calvary Church near the settlement of Hooker. The map also captures the path of U. S. 66 as it skirts the northern edge of the military reservation. Terrain features like Spring Creek Bluff and Pillman Cave showcase the region's karst topography within the Mark Twain National Forest.