1976 Map of Melbourne SW

About this map

Melbourne serves as the primary focal point of this orthophotoquad, which captures the intersection of clearings and wooded drainages in the Ozark Foothills during the mid-1970s. This specific type of survey combines the precision of a topographic grid with the raw detail of an aerial photograph, revealing the literal footprint of the town and its outlying homesteads. The imagery shows a distinct pattern of land use where agricultural plots are carved out of the denser timber along the ridges. Because this is an orthophotograph rather than a traditional line-and-symbol map, researchers can observe the exact density of buildings and the layout of individual farmsteads around Melbourne as they appeared in January 1976.