1945 Map of Willow Springs

About this map

Willow Springs serves as the primary rail hub on this mid-century survey, where the St Louis San Francisco railroad cuts through the Ozark landscape. The rail corridor tethers a line of smaller communities including Burnham, Pomona, and Olden, each surrounded by a network of rural schools and family-centered landmarks such as Burnham Cem and Walkers Chapel. To the northeast, the village of Trask sits near the headwaters of the Eleven Point River, while the southern reaches are marked by the presence of Sky Haven Airport and the winding Galloway Creek. The map reveal a pattern of upland farming and remote timber country, characterized by numerous local gathering points like Dripping Springs Ch and Lone Pine Sch that served the dispersed homesteads of Hutton Valley and Spring Creek townships.