2015 Map of Cottonwood Point

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a dynamic border between Missouri and Tennessee in this 2015 study of the Bootheel region. The landscape is defined by the river's shifting path, featuring prominent deposits like Skullbone Bar, Eagle Bar, and Island Number Twenty. On the Missouri side, the grid-like agricultural drainage around Cottonwood Point and Tyler is punctuated by the Midway Crevasse, reflecting the area's history of flooding and levee breaches. The Tennessee shoreline near Ayers and Heloise remains dominated by the riparian environment of Everett Lake and Big Slough. Genealogists will find the locations of Hickman Cemetery and Taylor Cemetery preserved among the scattered settlements and farm roads like Chic Rd and The Great River Rd.