2011 Map of Courtois

About this map

Courtois Creek and its many tributaries, including Hazel Creek and Little Shoal Creek, carve a complex drainage pattern through this section of the Ozarks. Small, isolated settlements like Brazil, Ishmael, and Quaker are connected by a network of rural routes such as State Hwy Y and family-named roads like Hanson Farm Rd. The landscape is marked by the presence of historical community centers, notably the Antioch Cemetery and Joseph Chapel Cemetery. Evidence of local resource management and early infrastructure appears in the form of the Czar Lookout Tower and multiple water control structures like Number 717 Dam. Geologic and historical points of interest, such as Iron Ore Spring and Boiling Springs Hollow, indicate the natural features that likely influenced early land use and settlement patterns in this region.