1974 Map of Elsey

About this map

Elsey and the surrounding Stone County hill country appear here in the mid-1970s, defined by the winding course of the James River and the upper reaches of Table Rock Lake. The landscape is a network of ridges and hollows such as Big Spring Hollow and Slickrock Hollow, where small rural communities are anchored by landmarks like Mountain Home Ch and Bowling Chapel Cem. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts through the northeastern corner near Elsey, tracing the natural contours of the terrain. This period shows a transition in the Ozarks, where traditional river bottomlands like Flat Creek meet the expanding recreational waters of the reservoir, evidenced by several Public Access points along the shoreline. Numerous family cemeteries, including Summers Cem and Noland Cem, provide significant touchstones for genealogical research in this sparsely settled region.