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1968 Map of Handy

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Handy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Mark Twain National Forest dominates this Ozark landscape in the late 1960s, a region defined by complex drainage systems and isolated settlements. The community of Handy serves as a local anchor, centered around the Handy Ch near the junction of several forest hollows. The presence of the Tram road through the center of the forest suggests the area's history with timber extraction, cutting through the dense network of ridges and spring-fed basins.

Water is the defining topographic force here, from the larger Big Creek to the numerous smaller ponds and caves. Unique hydrological features like Spout Spring Cave, Cuppola Pond, and the Running Water Creek indicate a classic karst environment. Genealogists will find the Bristol Cem and Big Barren Cem preserved on the map, alongside the Big Barren Ch, providing specific points of interest for family history research in Ripley and Carter counties.