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1954 Map of Maples

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Maples
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Licking stands as a primary focal point at the southern edge of this mid-century survey, surrounded by a rural landscape of ridges and creek valleys where Phelps, Dent, and Texas counties converge. The terrain is marked by the drainages of Spring Creek, Sherrill Creek, and Little Piney Creek, which carve through the uplands. This area preserves a high density of rural community markers from the 1950s, including numerous country schools such as Stoney Point School, Crow School, and Baxter School.

Small settlements like Maples and Kimble are documented alongside family-named landmarks and gathering places. A network of rural churches and cemeteries, including Bethel Church, Hutchison Cem, and Rock Springs Church, reveals the social geography of these Ozark townships before modern consolidation. To the southeast, the terrain descends toward the Current River near Coulstone, illustrating the transitional topography between the plateaus and the river valleys.