1924 Map of Edgehill

About this map

Maxwells Mill sits on the upper reaches of the Black River in this detailed look at a remote corner of the Missouri Ozarks. Surveyed in the mid-1920s, the landscape is defined by the steep ridges of Kaolin Mountain and Black River Mountain, where small rural communities are clustered along narrow valley floors. The map records a dense network of local institutions essential to early 20th-century life, including the Beulah Land Church and a dozen rural schoolhouses such as Montana School and Lower Imboden School. The presence of the Mountainville Store and small settlements like Redmondville and Edgehill reflect a period of decentralized trade before the consolidation of rural infrastructure. Waterways like Strother Creek and Huzzah Creek carve through the heavily forested terrain of the Clark National Forest, illustrating the geographic isolation that shaped these Ozark communities.