The Big Piney River carves a deep, winding path through this section of the Ozark Plateau, defining the boundary between the Fort Leonard Wood military reservation and the Mark Twain National Forest. The landscape is characterized by its dramatic karst hydrology, featuring several prominent water sources such as Stone Mill Spring and Miller Spring. Settlement is concentrated in the small communities of Big Piney and Duke, connected by a network of rural routes like State Hwy J and State Hwy K. Genealogists will find several family burying grounds preserved on the land, including the Knapp Lawson Cem and Ramsey Cem, which remain as markers of the area's early homesteading history before the expansion of the military installation and forest service lands.
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1912 · Rolla
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Waynesville
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1937 · Edgar Springs
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1941 · Big Piney
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Waynesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Big Piney
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Waynesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Edgar Springs
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Rolla
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Kaintuck Hollow
USGS Topo · 1:24,000