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2020 Map of Hindsville

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Hindsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The community of Hindsville serves as a local anchor in this Madison County landscape, where the terrain is defined by a dense network of winding hollows and creek valleys. Watercourses like War Eagle Cr and Clifty Cr have carved deep paths through the topography, creating a series of named landforms such as Lynch Hollow, Ward Hollow, and Walnut Hollow. These valleys historically dictated the placement of settlements and transport routes, with Clifty positioned near the northern edge of the survey area.

Evidence of established family history and rural settlement patterns is preserved through numerous cemeteries scattered across the ridges and flats, including Martin Cem, Bohannan Cem, and Colbaugh Cem. Significant local elevations like Keefer Mtn and Tater Hill provide landmarks for researchers tracing the physical context of these Madison County homesteads. The map illustrates how local roads follow the natural contours of the Ozark fringe, connecting isolated hollows to the larger creek systems.