2020 Map of Boswell

About this map

The White River carves a deep path through the rugged northern Arkansas landscape, defining the border between Stone and Izard counties. This terrain is characterized by a dense network of hollows and ridges within the Ozark National Forest, where small settlements like Boswell, Mount Olive, and Optimus are tucked away along the river bends and creek valleys. The map reveals a high concentration of local history markers, particularly family and community burial grounds such as Jeffery Cem, Athens Cem, and Old Whitehouse Cem. Named peaks like Boulder Mtn and Pilot Knob overlook the winding courses of Piney Creek and Wideman Cr, showing a rural landscape where the natural topography dictated the placement of roads and homesteads well into the twenty-first century.