1973 Map of Floral

About this map

The settlement of Floral serves as the primary landmark in this 1973 survey of the tri-county borderlands where Cleburne, Independence, and White counties meet. The landscape is defined by the sharp topographic relief of Warren Mountain and Bailey Mountain, with the rural community pattern reflected in numerous family cemeteries and small country churches. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of the Warren Cem, Bailey Cem, and Burkett Cem, alongside houses of worship such as Banner Ch and Pine Grove Ch. A complex drainage network including Wagon Wheel Creek, Elbow Creek, and South Fork Big Creek cuts through the ridges. The presence of a prominent Pipeline crossing the eastern half of the map marks a modern industrial layer over the traditional Ozark upland landscape of Bear Ridge and Churchill Ridge.