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1894 Map of Mountain Home

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Mountain Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The North Fork White River carves a winding path through the Ozark landscape on this late 19th-century survey, meeting the larger White River near the settlement of Buffalo City. This era shows the region as a network of isolated upland communities and river-dependent hubs, long before the construction of major dams would alter these watercourses. Mountain Home serves as the central point of activity, surrounded by scattered locales like Gassville, Elizabeth, and the river town of Calico Rock.

A Mill located along Livingston Creek highlights the early rural industry, while the dense concentration of named peaks—including Naked Joe, Bald Dave, and Buzzard Roost MTN.—illustrates the prominent role of local topography in defining property and travel. The southern portion of the sheet includes a section of the Ozark National Forest, while the northern edge tracks the boundary line between Arkansas and Missouri, capturing the jurisdictional and physical layout of the Twin Lakes region during its formative years.