West Plains, MO Historical Topo Map (1944)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Missouri, US
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Older edition. This is the 1944 edition from the U.S. Geological Survey. A newer one may have been published since; check the agency's page for current rules and routes before relying on it.

About the West Plains quad
The West Plains quadrangle is a USGS 15-minute historical topo map covering about 14 × 17 mi of Howell County, Missouri. This is the 1944 edition; the GeoPDF is 9.9 MB.
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Where this map covers
Named places on this map
23 named features inside the West Plains, MO — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1944) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Dividing Ridge · ridge
- Hines Hill
- Middle Ridge · ridge
- Turkeypen Ridge · ridge
Lakes, springs and falls
- Adobesee Pond · lake
- Arrow Head Lake · reservoir
- Arrowhead Lakes · reservoir
- Aunt Cindy Spring · spring
- Brent Lake · reservoir
- Bunt Spring · spring
- Cherry Spring · spring
- Clyde Stewart Lake · reservoir
- Gladden Spring · spring
- Grisham Lake (historical) · reservoir
- Lapp Spring · spring
- Lost Spring · spring
- Moody Spring · spring
- Myatt Pond · lake
- Round Pond · lake
- Stace-Shannon Lake · reservoir
- Tingler Lake · lake
- Twin Ponds · lake
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Devils Den · basin
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 4, 2026 · 9.9 MB