2021 Map of Chadwick

About this map

Chadwick and the neighboring settlements of Oldfield and Sparta anchor this portion of Christian County, where the Ozark Plateau transitions into the protected woodlands of the Mark Twain National Forest. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of narrow ridges and deep hollows, including Happy Hollow, Peckout Hollow, and Flyblow Hollow, which channel drainage into water bodies like Bull Cr and Swan Cr. For local historians and genealogists, the map is a significant record of family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds such as Swansville Cem, Mathews Cem, and Old Boston Cem. The presence of several ridges, including Strawberry Ridge, Cobb Ridge, and Carwine Ridge, dictates the winding paths of rural roads like State Hwy 125, illustrating how the physical topography has historically governed movement and community development in this Missouri timber and farm country.