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1951 Map of Mineral Springs North

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Mineral Springs North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Mineral Springs area of Howard County is defined by a landscape of creeks and rural congregation points as mapped in the early 1950s. The northern outskirts of the town are served by the Graysonia Nashville and Ashdown railroad, which parallels Mine Creek along the eastern boundary. This era of settlement is marked by a high density of country churches and family burial grounds, such as York Chapel, Trinity Ch, and the County Line Cem.

Drainage systems like Blue Bayou, Lefever Creek, and Dillard Creek carve through the terrain, influencing the placement of early roads and small communities like Temperanceville. Industrial activity is evident in the scattered Gravel Pits found in the central part of the survey. The map provides a detailed look at the rural infrastructure of the region, from the Wakefield Ch to the southern reaches of the Saline township line.