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1954 Map of Edgar Springs

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Edgar Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Mark Twain National Forest dominates much of this mid-century Ozark landscape, where the borders of Phelps, Dent, and Texas counties converge. The rugged topography is defined by the Spring Creek and Little Piney Creek drainages, carved by numerous named hollows such as Ledbetter Hollow and Whitten Hollow. High ground is occupied by narrow ridges like Chambers Ridge and Tie Ridge, which served as the primary routes for early roads and settlement.

Community life in the 1950s centered around scattered rural institutions, including the Licking State Forest Nursery and a dense network of country schools and churches. Genealogists will find many family-named landmarks and burial grounds, from the Hutchison Cemetery near Edgar Springs to the Renaud Cemetery further south. The map documents the transition of several local education sites, such as Evening Shade School and Blooming Rose School, which stood as anchors for their respective townships before school consolidation shifted the region's rural character.