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2017 Map of Beulah

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Beulah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Blooming Rose and Kinderpost anchor this portion of the Missouri Ozarks, a region defined by its rugged drainages and deep hollows. The landscape is heavily wooded, much of it contained within the Mark Twain National Forest, yet it remains a lived-in patchwork of rural homesteads and family legacy sites. Small settlements like Beulah and Sherrill are scattered along a network of winding county roads, often centered around local landmarks such as Beulah Cem or the smaller Shafer Cem.

Water plays a critical role in the topography, with Sherrill Cr and Spring Cr carving through the terrain. Evidence of the karst geology common to this area is seen at Zenender Sink, a notable natural depression. In the southern reaches, the Big Piney River and Phillips Cr dominate the drainage pattern near the town of Licking. For researchers, the density of family-named cemeteries and rural airfields like Craddock Field provides a clear view of the area's mid-century social geography.