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1959 Map of Womack

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Womack
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Castor River and Whitewater River valleys define the rugged geography of this 1959 survey, situated at the crossroads of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Madison, and Perry counties. Much of the area is occupied by the Clark National Forest, where high points are marked by the Whitewater Lookout Tower and Higdon Lookout Tower. The settlement of Womack serves as a central point for the surrounding rural communities, which are anchored by local institutions like Silver Point Ch and Unity Sch.

A notable navigation landmark, the Radio Range Station, sits west of the river. The map details a landscape of narrow hollows such as Anderson Hollow and Thompson Hollow, interspersed with essential community sites like the McDowell Cem and Crossroads Ch. These features illustrate the mid-century social fabric of the Missouri Ozarks, where schoolhouses and churches were the primary markers of township life before modern consolidation.