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1961 Map of Grange

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Grange
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The boundary between Sharp and Independence County runs through this landscape of winding creek prongs and upland ridges. Small settlements like Grange and Shelbyville anchor a rural network of family-named cemeteries and community churches, reflecting the genealogy of this Ozark foothills region. The terrain is defined by its drainages, including the North Prong and South Prong of Reeds Creek, and the southern flow of Curia Creek.

Logistics and industry in the early 1960s were centered around the Charlotte Lookout Tower in the south and local resource extraction like the Gravel Pits and a Mill near Grange. The distribution of burial grounds, such as Sullivan, Roe, and Shaver, provides a detailed record of the families established along the creek bottoms. Historic church sites like Fairview and Bold Spring further map the social geography of these unincorporated communities.