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1981 Map of Howes Mill Spring

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Howes Mill Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Howes Mill and the surrounding Ozark landscape in Dent and Crawford counties are defined here by a network of steep hollows and cold water springs. In the south, the namesake Howes Mill Spring feeds into Huzzah Creek, near the Howes Mill Union Ch and Hughes Cem. This area reveals a transition from the industrial and agricultural past to state-managed conservation, evidenced by the Fish Hatcheries (Abandoned) located along the creek and the vast acreage of the Indian Trail State Forest to the north.

Family history is deeply etched into the terrain through numerous small burial grounds including Mounce Cem, Kittenger Cem, and the Hutson-Walker Cem located near the headwaters of the Middle Prong Crooked Creek. Landmarks like the Lookout Tower and Radio Tower on the high ridges offer a sense of the early fire-watch infrastructure used to monitor the dense timber within the Mark Twain National Forest during the late 20th century.