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1944 Map of Naylor

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Naylor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Little Black River bisects this landscape, separating the wooded hills of the Ozark foothills from the alluvial lowlands of the Mississippi embayment. In the 1940s, this region was defined by a transition from the elevated terrain of Flatwoods to the ditch-drained agricultural plains near Neelyville. The rail network was a central pillar of local life, with the St Louis-San Francisco RR and Missouri Pacific RR facilitating timber and crop transport through settlements like Naylor and Gamburg.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural infrastructure, including dozens of local schools such as Cyclone Sch and Sixteen to One Sch. Historical transport routes are well-preserved here, from the established Military Road to river crossings like Pennington Ford. The map also captures several cemeteries, including Neelyville Cem and Stevens Cem, marking the early family plots and community resting places of Ripley and Butler counties.