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1946 Map of Thayer

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Thayer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Koshkonong and Thayer anchor this mid-1940s survey of the Ozark highlands along the Missouri-Arkansas border. The landscape is defined by the St. Louis - San Francisco rail line, which follows the ridge tops and valleys to connect rural timber and farming outposts like Brandsville. Unlike flatter agricultural regions, this terrain is marked by numerous springs and branches feeding the Warm Fork and Spring River, reflecting a community oriented around water sources and valley floor grazing.

Genealogists will find a dense network of country schools and churches that served isolated farmsteads, including the Victory Mission Ch and Union Hill Ch. Named settlements such as Rover and Cull appear alongside family-identified landmarks like Granny Meyers Spr and Jolliff Spr, providing a precise look at the rural social geography of Oregon and Howell counties before post-war consolidation altered these local neighborhoods.