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2017 Map of Highlandville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The winding James River and Finley Creek define the landscape of northern Christian and Stone Counties, where they meet near the settlement of Jamesville. This Ozark terrain is marked by a network of ridges and hollows, including Green Mound Ridge and McCafferty Hollow, which dictated the early path of roads and the placement of small rural communities. The map highlights the town of Highlandville along the eastern edge, serving as a focal point for the surrounding homesteads.

Family history is deeply etched into the land through numerous burial sites such as the Highlandville Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Jones Chastain Cemetery, and Mayberry Cemetery. To the south, the settlement of Ponce De Leon sits near the headwaters of E Prong Goff Creek, illustrating the long-standing reliance on local springs and tributaries like Woods Fork and Tory Creek for sustaining these isolated Missouri settlements.