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1967 Map of Hilda

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Hilda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

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Bull Shoals Lake defines the western edge of this terrain, where the impounded waters of Beaver Creek meet the winding Long Creek. Located in the heart of the Mark Twain National Forest, the small community of Hilda serves as a central point between prominent landmarks like Lower Pilot Knob and Johnson Bald. The landscape is a complex network of ridges and hollows, including Blair Ridge and Lime Kiln Mountain, which historically dictated the placement of small rural institutions.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial grounds and spiritual centers, such as the Chapel of the Ozarks, New Machion Ch, and the Lone Pilgrim Cem. The presence of both the Hilda Lookout Tower and Hercules Lookout Tower underscores the area's timber management history, while names like Devils Den and Coy Bald Hollow reflect the local nomenclature of the Ozark highlands during the mid-1960s survey.