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2017 Map of Fisk

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Fisk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Saint Francis River carves a sinuous path through the lowlands of Butler and Stoddard Counties, defining the agricultural landscape between Fisk and Ash Hill. This Missouri bootheel terrain is heavily modified by an extensive drainage network, including the colorfully named Coal Oil Johnny Ditch, Mingo Ditch, and several numbered channels like Ditch Number 16 and Ditch Number 17. These systems reflect the massive engineering efforts required to reclaim the swampy bottoms for farming.

Local history is preserved in small settlements and family burial grounds that dot the higher ground. Green Oaks and Ives sit along the corridors of Old Hwy 60, while Owens Cem and Ash Hills Cem provide primary genealogical points of reference. The persistence of names like Panther Run Slough speaks to the original wild character of these bottoms before the introduction of the grid-based road system and drainage canals.