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1961 Map of Half Way

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Half Way
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Half Way serves as a central point of reference in this early 1960s study of the Polk and Dallas County borderlands. The landscape is defined by the drainage systems of Coon Creek, Lindley Creek, and Greasy Creek, which dictate the placement of small agricultural settlements and rural infrastructure. The map reveals a dense network of local history markers, including several family and community burial grounds such as Garden Cem, Ankrom Cem, and Viles Cem.

High ground is marked by prominent elevations like Blue Mound and Brushy Mound, while the lowlands are cross-cut by smaller tributaries like Hankins Branch and Buffalo Branch. The scattered distribution of schools and churches, including Prairie Grove Ch and Redtop Ch near the settlement of Redtop, illustrates the social fabric of the Ozark foothills before significant modern consolidation. This era of mapping, based on 1959 aerial photography, captures the rural road network connecting Schofield and Foose during a period of stable agrarian life.