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1958 Map of Spring Valley

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Spring Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

War Eagle Creek meanders through the northern reaches of this Ozark landscape, marking a terrain defined by deep hollows and prominent ridges. In the late 1950s, this section of Washington County remained a patchwork of small upland farms and tight-knit rural communities. The settlement of Spring Valley sits near the center, while Pilgrims Rest and its associated Pilgrims Rest Sch serve the western slopes.

Genealogists will find a wealth of localized data, including family-named landmarks like Vaughan Mountain and numerous burial sites such as Austin Cem, Wade Cem, and Morris Cem. Educational and spiritual life is well-documented through scattered institutions like Black Jack Sch and New Hope Ch. The mapping of drainage patterns like Whitener Branch and Brush Creek illustrates how the physical geography dictated the placement of early road networks and homesteads.