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1934 Map of Gainesville

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Gainesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Gainesville serves as the focal point of this Ozark County survey, which documents the complex drainage basins of the White River and North Fork during the mid-1930s. The landscape is defined by its dependency on river crossings and small rural institutions, as evidenced by a network of named crossings like Osburn Ford, Pumphrey Ford, and White Ferry. These river access points, along with scattered country schools such as Nebraska Sch and Bohner Sch, suggest a decentralized agricultural community tied to the seasonal behavior of the local waterways.

Detailed topographic work by F.W. Hughes and S.T. Penick reveals a terrain of ridges and knobs, including Double Head Knobs and Bear Cave Mountain. The presence of Smith Chapel and Pineview Ch alongside the Price Cem provides critical data points for genealogists tracking early families in the Jackson and Pine Creek townships. The mapping of Muleshoe Bend and Horseshoe Bend further illustrates the meandering nature of the local river system before later development.