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2017 Map of Birch Tree

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Birch Tree serves as the primary hub in this portion of the Ozarks, situated along the northern edge of the Mark Twain National Forest. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of hollows, such as Grassy Hollow, Two Mule Camp Hollow, and Sheep Ranch Hollow, which channel drainage toward waterways like Hurricane Creek and the South Fork Hurricane Creek. This drainage pattern illustrates the complex karst topography of the region, where water moves through narrow valleys toward larger systems like Bee Fork Creek.

Genealogists and local researchers can locate several rural burial sites, including Oak Forest Cemetery, Warm Corners Cemetery, and Barnes Cemetery, which mark the community's ancestral ties to the land. The settlement of Warm Corners and numerous forest service roads, such as Forest Road 3179 and Forest Road 3174B, provide a look at the modern infrastructure supporting both residential life and forest management across the Shannon and Oregon County line.