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1958 Map of Spring Valley

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Spring Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Spring Valley and the surrounding hill country of the Benton and Washington county lines appear here during a period of significant hydrological change. The mapping includes purple photorevisions from 1976, most notably documenting the presence of Beaver Lake where the White River and War Eagle Creek meet. This transition from a riverine landscape to a reservoir system is captured alongside established rural infrastructure, including several family and community landmarks such as Austin Cem, Mayfield Cem, and Johnson Cem.

Upland life is represented by a network of one-room schoolhouses and country churches, including Black Jack Sch, Burkshed Sch, and New Hope Ch. The terrain is characterized by deep hollows like Granny Hollow and Mill Hollow that drain into Brush Creek, while traditional river crossings such as Cook Ford and Gar Hole Ford reflect the earlier transportation patterns of the Ozark plateau before modern bridging and inundation.