1987 Map of Competition

About this map

The Gasconade River meanders through this portion of the Ozarks, defining the eastern landscape where it flows past the Wilber Allen Memorial State Wildlife Area. This mid-1980s topography reveals a rural network of small settlements and named hollows straddling the Laclede and Wright County line. The community of Competition sits in the north near the Mark Twain National Forest boundary, while smaller locales like Jerktail and St George are found further south along the winding course of Elk Creek. The map documents a rugged interior terrain where local life is organized around deep drainages like Wichita Hollow and Hillhouse Hollow. Scattered cemeteries and remote road crossings provide essential landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing family holdings in this corner of Missouri.