1956 Map of Ash Grove

Rural life is marked by a network of country churches including Central Ch, Center Ch, and Stony Point Ch, which acted as anchors for the surrounding farming communities. Evidence of local industry and resource management appears in the form of a Quarry and a Fish Hatchery near the eastern edge. To the southeast, the small settlement of Bois d' Arc sits along the rail line, while natural water sources like Kelly Spring and Leeper Spring dot the limestone-rich topography of the Missouri Ozarks.