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1968 Map of Isabella

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Isabella
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Bull Shoals Lake dominates the western landscape of this 1968 survey, its fingers reaching deep into the winding hollows of the Ozarks. The settlement patterns shown here reflect a community tied to the rising waters and the surrounding Mark Twain National Forest. Near the southern edge of the sheet, Pontiac serves as a local hub with its Public Use Area, boat ramps, and the nearby Pontiac Ch. Further north, Isabella sits at the junction of Highway 160 and HH, surrounded by family-named landmarks like Wilkinson Knob and Wells Hollow.

Genealogists and local historians will find several burial grounds mapped across the ridges, including Friend Cem and Upton Cem. The intricate network of drainage, from the Little N Fk White River to Bratten Spring Creek, illustrates how the topography dictated the placement of early homesteads and roads. Distinctive features like the Pontiac Cave and several named hollows, such as Jackson Hollow and Pocket Hollow, provide specific points of interest for those tracing the physical history of this Missouri-Arkansas border region.