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1954 Map of Drynob

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

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Osage Fork and the Gasconade River dominate this Ozark landscape, carving through the township boundaries of Smith, Liberty, and Osage. This 1954 survey, updated with 1976 photorevisions, documents a rural landscape defined by narrow hollows and ridge-top homesteads. The small settlement of Drynob serves as a local anchor in the southern portion of the map, while numerous country landmarks speak to the area's genealogical depth.

Several educational and religious sites are noted, including the Oakland School and Mt Pleasant Church, alongside facilities that were already out of use by the mid-century, such as the Prairie Creek School and Mt Salem School. The terrain is characterized by intricate drainage systems like North Cobb Creek and Mill Creek, which flow toward the larger rivers. Crossing points such as the Hull Ford Bridge illustrate the historical transportation network prior to modern highway development.