1972 Map of Siloam Springs NW

About this map

Illinois River meanders through the heart of this landscape, carving through the terrain to create Fidlers Bend and joining various tributaries such as Flint Creek and Rock Branch. The 1972 survey, with revisions updated to 1982, shows a rural network of small communities and homesteads across Moseley Prairie. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of institutions like Union Ch, Moseley Sch, and the Crittenden Cem provides concrete locations for early Delaware County social life. Transportation infrastructure is seen in transition near the Adair County line, with a segment of road marked under construction. The topography is defined by numerous hollows, including Calunchety Hollow and Fivemile Hollow, which feed into the primary river system, reflecting the traditional drainage patterns that dictated early settlement at places like Beckwith.