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1969 Map of Rudy

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Rudy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Frog Bayou winds through the southern terrain of Crawford County, anchoring a landscape defined by the winding Cedar Creek and the heights of Winset Mountain. This 1969 survey, updated through the early 1980s, documents the rural infrastructure of the Arkansas Ozarks as it transitioned between eras. The settlement of Rudy sits along the Burlington Northern railroad line, while several family-named communities like Hobbtown and Figure Five dot the hillsides.

Genealogists will find a high density of small burial grounds, including Spencer Cem, Morrison Cem, and Winfrey Cem, alongside rural landmarks like Kenner Chapel and Community Hall. The presence of a landing strip and a developing gas field near Oliver Springs provides evidence of mid-century industrial expansion into this traditionally agricultural and forested region, much of which is protected within the Ozark National Forest.