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1939 Map of Zalma

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Zalma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Castor River meanders through the heart of the eastern Ozark foothills, defining the landscape around Zalma and its neighboring rural settlements. During the late 1930s, this region was a crossroads of both active and fading transportation networks, seen in the presence of the St Louis Memphis Division rail lines and a notable segment labeled Abandoned near Greenbrier. The map documents a dense network of small community institutions that served the scattered population of the time, including dozens of local schools like Fish Sch and Shady Dell Sch.

Lower in the quadrangle, the terrain shifts into the engineered drainage of the Mississippi District, where a complex system of numbered ditches, such as Ditch No 104 and Ditch No 101, reflects the massive reclamation efforts of the era. Genealogists will find significant value in the placement of numerous family-named landmarks and remote burial grounds, including the Maddox Cem and Wilford Cem, alongside specific commercial sites like the Sitzke Store.