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1893 Map of Yellville

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Yellville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

The White River and Crooked Creek define the rugged character of Marion and Boone counties in this late nineteenth-century survey. Yellville sits as a central hub, while the landscape is dotted with early Ozark settlements, many of which carry dual names or nicknames such as Peel (Needmore), St. Joe (Monkey Run), and Western Grove (Eigh-Wad). This era captures the region's reliance on river crossings, documented by a high density of named ferries like the Denton Ferry and Kissee Ferry.

Industrial activity is evident through the Big Elephant Mines and Battle Mines, alongside local processing sites like Baughm Mill and Dugger Mill. The terrain is marked by distinctive peaks including Sugar Loaf Knob and Bull Shoals Mt., showing the topography before the major mid-twentieth-century dam projects altered the flow of the White River forever. Genealogists will find value in the precise locations of rural congregations like Mt. Pisgah Ch. and Pleasant Ridge Ch. during this formative period of settlement.