1976 Map of Willow Springs NW

About this map

Willow Springs sits at the northwestern edge of this 1976 orthophotoquad, serving as a focal point for the surrounding rural landscape of Howell County. Captured through aerial photography from the mid-1970s, the map reveals a patchwork of cleared agricultural land and dense wooded plots typical of this portion of the Ozark Plateau. Small rural settlements like Hutton Valley and Burnham appear as distinct clusters among the network of country roads and farmsteads. The orthophoto format provides an unique look at the land use patterns and forest cover of the era, offering researchers a realistic visual of the terrain that standard topographic lines cannot convey. This imagery allows for the tracing of old fence lines, woodland borders, and the specific footprints of farm buildings as they existed decades ago.