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1941 Map of Rocky Comfort

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Rocky Comfort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Rocky Comfort serves as a primary hub within this 1940s landscape, situated where the high plateaus of the Ozarks meet a complex network of valleys. The terrain is deeply incised by the drainage of Big Sugar Creek and Elkhorn Creek, creating a series of named ridges and hollows that defined early settlement patterns. This survey, conducted just before the mid-century, captures the rural density of the era, marked by a high frequency of neighborhood institutions such as Success Sch and Antioch Ch.

Transportation through the region follows both the winding creek beds and the path of the Missouri and Arkansas railroad. Significant for genealogists, the map identifies numerous family-named landmarks and rural burial sites, including the Chitwood Cem and Cowan Cem. From the small community of Powell to the elevations of Oakleigh Mtn, the map documents a way of life oriented around small-scale farming and timber before modern highway developments shifted the local economy.