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1937 Map of Ozark

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Ozark
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Finley Creek and the James River define the local drainage of this Missouri landscape, where the St Louis - San Francisco railroad connects the communities of Rogersville and Ozark. Recorded during the 1930s, the map reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure, including numerous family and community burial grounds such as Roller Cemetery and Holland Cemetery. The presence of landmarks like Riverside Inn and several cave systems, including Smokey Cave, Garrison Cave, and Wood Cave, suggests a landscape defined by both recreational and natural geological features.

Education and religion were central to life here, evidenced by the many schoolhouses and churches scattered across the terrain. From the Panther Valley School in the north to Sparta in the south, these institutions served small farming clusters. Transportation routes like U.S. Highway No. 60 and State Highway No. 14 link these settlements, while numerous river crossings like Yost Ford Bridge and Braden Ford illustrate how residents navigated the regional waterways before modern infrastructure dominated.