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2017 Map of Blue Eye

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Blue Eye sits at the northern edge of this landscape, straddling the state line where the Mark Twain National Forest meets the hills of Arkansas. This area of Carroll County is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, with water sources such as Blue Spring and Hale Spring feeding the winding courses of Dogwood Cr and Yocum Cr. The settlement patterns here are deeply tied to the terrain, with small communities like Oak Grove and Yocum situated near local drainages and ridges.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and burial sites, including the Parker Cem, Hale Cem, and Boyd Cem. The prominence of Pilot Knob and the varied terrain of Buzzard Roost Hollow and Hobbs Hollow reflect a region where geography dictated the layout of local roads and property lines. The transition from timbered forest to the scattered homesteads of Maple illustrates the rural character of the Ozarks in the modern era.