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1963 Map of McGee

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of McGee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

McGee serves as the primary hub of this 1963 survey, situated along the winding course of McGee Creek. The landscape reflects a deeply rural social structure of the early 1960s, defined by numerous country churches and their associated burying grounds, such as Corinth Ch Cem and Mt Pleasant Cem. The terrain is deeply dissected by a network of waterways including Brush Creek, Rocky Creek, and Gribler Creek, which carve out local landmarks like Lufker Hollow.

Conservation efforts dominate the southeastern reaches where the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and Duck Creek State Wildlife Refuge are established. For genealogists and local historians, the map is particularly rich in family-named locations and small congregations, from Bright Prospect Ch near the Jefferson township line to the isolated Wilfong Cem further south. High ground is marked by the Gypsy Lookout Tower, providing a literal and figurative overview of this Ozark borderland.