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1932 Map of Piedmont

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Piedmont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Piedmont serves as the central hub of this Missouri Ozarks landscape, where the Missouri Pacific railroad winds along the Black River corridor. The geography is defined by a dense network of rural schools and churches that anchored early 1930s communities, from Hog Eye Sch near the St Francis River to the Lebanon Ch in the interior hills. The terrain is characterized by named knobs and mountains like Chlore Mtn and Grassy Mtn, interspersed with deep hollows and creek valleys.

Local history is reflected in landmarks such as Lon Sanders Canyon and Gads Hill, the site of a famous train robbery decades before this survey. Further east, Sam A Baker State Park and the Clark National Forest Boundary indicate the early 20th-century shift toward land conservation and recreation. The map also captures the distinct layouts of smaller settlements like Patterson and the riverside community of Granite Bend.