1980 Map of Hurricane

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Crooked Creek meanders through the heart of the eastern Ozarks, defining the drainage patterns of a landscape dotted with small family farms and rural congregations in the late 1970s. The topographic detail highlights the cultural legacy of Union township, where community life centered around local landmarks such as Old Concord Cem and the New Bethel Ch. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade in the southwest corner near Grisham suggests the area's earlier connection to timber or mineral transport, even as much of the western terrain remained protected within the Mark Twain National Forest. Genealogical interest is particularly high here, with numerous small burial grounds like Slinkard Cem, McMahan Cem, and Hawn Cem scattered along the creek bottoms and ridge lines near the settlements of Patton and Tallent.