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1989 Map of Moreland

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Moreland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Carrion Crow Mountain and Iron Ore Mountain define the topography of this Pope County landscape, where upland ridges descend into fertile creek valleys. Small rural communities like Moreland and Oak Grove are centers of gravity for local history, marked by a dense concentration of neighborhood landmarks. The map traces a network of country houses of worship, including St Joseph Ch, Shiloh Ch, and Happy Valley Ch, which stand alongside family and community resting places such as Sugg Cem and Hudson Cem.

In the southern reaches, the city of Atkins anchors the map near the Alewine Branch and White Oak Creek. The distribution of Gas Wells and a Quarry suggests the local extractive industries that operated alongside the agrarian landscape. Throughout the area, the winding paths of Isabell Creek and Gum Log Creek dictated the placement of settlements and the early road networks connecting these Ozark foothills.