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1967 Map of Viburnum East

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Viburnum East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The industrial operations of the Viburnum Mine and Magmont Mine anchor this landscape during a period of significant mining activity within the Mark Twain National Forest. The map documents a landscape transitioning through the mid-1960s and updated in the early 1980s, where traditional rural life and heavy industry coexist. Sparse settlements like Viburnum, Bixby, and Goodland are connected by the Burlington Northern railroad and a network of hollows, including Gunlock Hollow and Payne Hollow.

Local history is preserved in the numerous family-named burial grounds and churches scattered across the terrain, such as Abbott Cem, Turner Cem, and Pleasant Grove Ch. The presence of the Viburnum Landing Strip and specialized facilities like the Sewage Disposal Pond near Bixby reflect the infrastructure required to support the local mining workforce and their families near the Middle Fork Black River.