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1957 Map of Mundell

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Mundell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Big Clifty Creek and its complex network of tributaries define the high-relief landscape of the Ozarks where Benton, Madison, and Carroll counties converge. In the late 1950s, this area was characterized by small, dispersed rural settlements and a strong presence of local institutions that anchored these isolated hollows. Mundell and Lone Star serve as primary points of interest, while a high density of small churches such as Union Chapel, Beulah Ch, and Rock Ch reflect the social fabric of the era.

The topography is deeply etched by namesake features like Durham Mill Hollow and Penitentiary Hollow, which wind around numerous family-named peaks including Swain Mountain and Samuel Mountain. For genealogists, the map provides specific locations for the Rambo Cem and Pemberton Cem, as well as several Community Hall sites. The transition from the White River to the upland forests near Packard Spring highlights a traditional Ozark settlement pattern where life followed the contours of the water and the ridges.