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2024 Map of Forest

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Forest serves as the focal point of this Scott County region, where the Kansas City Southern rail line parallels the historic route of Old Hwy 80. The town's grid is anchored by the Scott County Courthouse and radiates toward early industrial sites and the Montgomery Airport. South of the city, the landscape transitions into the protected acreage of the Bienville National Forest, a terrain of creek bottoms and low ridges such as Harrell Prairie Hill and Mathes Hill.

Genealogists will find a wealth of rural landmarks scattered through the forest and surrounding homesteads, including the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and its associated Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cem. Small settlements like Norris and Fikestown are situated near the headwaters of the Leaf River and Hontokalo Creek, illustrating the long-standing connection between local communities and the timber-rich Scott County interior.