Loading map...

1961 Map of Pleasant Hope

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Pleasant Hope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Pomme De Terre River winds through the northern portion of this landscape, while the southern terrain is defined by the North Dry Sac River and its tributaries like King Branch and Sims Branch. The map centers on the community of Pleasant Hope and the settlement of Brighton to the west, showing a rural Missouri topography marked by a dense network of country churches and small family cemeteries.

Social life in the mid-20th century is anchored by landmarks such as Pender Chapel, Spring Hill Ch, and the New Hope Sch. Photorevisions added in the 1970s detail new infrastructure, including a Substation and a Pipeline cutting through the townships of Looney and Mooney. The boundary between Polk Co. and Greene Co. runs horizontally across the lower third of the sheet, dividing these Ozark upland communities.