1962 Map of Montevallo

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Montevallo and the surrounding borderlands of Cedar, Vernon, and Barton counties define this early 1960s landscape. The settlement of Olympia sits to the east, while the rural topography is carved by a dense network of waterways including Stinking Creek, Hicklin Creek, and Horse Creek. State Geologist Thomas R. Beveridge oversaw this survey, which captures the region's agricultural and social foundations through its scattered country churches and family burial grounds. Notable landmarks for local historians include Glade Springs Ch and several well-maintained cemeteries like Walnut Grove Cem and Oldham Cem. Small-scale industrial activity is evidenced by a Quarry located near the junction of Tom Branch and Horse Creek, reflecting the local resource extraction of the era before the shift toward more modern land-use patterns in southwest Missouri.