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1937 Map of Marble Hill

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Marble Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The dual settlements of Marble Hill and Lutesville anchor the southwest corner of this Ozark plateau landscape, where the Missouri Pacific railroad cuts through the terrain near Crooked Creek. The 1930s rural economy is evident in the dense network of one-room schools such as Hamestring Sch and Cedar Branch Sch, as well as family-named landmarks like Pulliam Cem and Hartle Cem.

Along the Whitewater River, the topography transitions from the rolling hills of Lorance and Kinder townships into the agricultural bottoms near Millersville and Burfordville. The map documents a social fabric centered on small community hubs like Scopus and Gravel Hill, and remote country congregations including Barks Chapel and Old Salem Ch. This survey captures the region just as local road networks began to formalize around the older river-crossing settlements.