1935 Map of Edwards

About this map

Lake of the Ozarks dominates the northeastern corner of this 1935 survey, showing the recently flooded landscape where the Deer Creek Arm reaches into the Ozark Plateau. Away from the shoreline, the terrain is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, such as Globe Ridge, that shaped local settlement and travel. The area around Edwards reflects a traditional rural Missouri community structure, with social life anchored by several local schools including Pleasant Green School, Rock Spring School, and Globe School. Transportation through this dissected landscape relied on the Warsaw Road and Edwards Road, which followed the natural contours of the hills. The presence of Hastain Ch and the Hastain Cem near the winding course of Little Deer Creek provides specific landmarks for genealogists researching families from this portion of Benton County during the mid-1930s.