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1984 Map of Myrtle

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

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Myrtle serves as a focal point in this southern Oregon County landscape, where the Missouri-Arkansas border cuts across the southern edge near Farewell. The area is defined by its deep hollows and spring-fed waters, including Gum Spring and Hesley Spring, which feed into an intricate drainage system featuring Frederick Creek and Spring Valley Creek. Local community life in the mid-1980s is anchored by a high density of rural churches and educational sites, such as Couch Schools, New Salem Ch, and Community Ch.

Tracing the waterways reveals distinctive local landmarks like Mouth Of Piney Hole and Shipman Hole, suggesting a landscape shaped by both surface flow and subterranean hydrology. To the east, the settlement of Jobe and its associated Jobe Cem provide clear points of reference for genealogists. The map also documents the road network of the era, from the main route through Myrtle to the Improved Road and Unimproved Road paths that connect the scattered farmsteads of Garfield and the surrounding townships.