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1980 Map of Mt Judea

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Mt Judea
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Mt Judea and Piercetown serve as focal points in this rugged section of the Ozarks, where the Buffalo National River snakes through steep valleys in the north. The landscape is defined by its deep drainages, including Big Creek and the Left Fork, which are flanked by prominent heights like Judea Mountain and Ricketts Mountain. Local life is anchored in a network of small churches and family burial grounds, such as Piercetown Community Ch and Sexton Cem.

The presence of the Buffalo River State Wildlife Management Area underscores the region's transition into a protected wilderness during the late twentieth century. Despite the preservation of the river corridor, the map records the enduring footprint of rural industry and agriculture, from a Quarry near Carver Cem to the numerous small hollows like Stillhouse Hollow and Lime Kiln Hollow that hint at the varied subsistence and economic activities of Newton County residents.