2011 Map of Buffalo NW

About this map

Breshears Cemetery and Ragsdale Cemetery anchor this landscape in Polk County, serving as vital touchstones for genealogists tracing family histories in the Missouri Ozarks. The area is defined by a dense network of waterways, where Lindley Creek and its tributary, Little Lindley Creek, meet the drainage systems of Jordan Creek and Brush Creek. Small rural centers like Mathis and Reynolds are situated along a grid of county roads, reflecting a late-twentieth-century transition toward modern infrastructure while maintaining traditional settlement patterns. Man-made water management is evident at Jensen Lake Dam and Sergent Lake Dam, showing how local hydrology was adapted for agricultural or residential use. The map illustrates a rural environment where established family names persisted into the early 21st century alongside evolving land use and water resources.