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2015 Map of Isabella

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Isabella
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Bull Shoals Lake dominates the southern reaches of this landscape, its indented shoreline carving into the Ozark Plateau near the Arkansas border. Small rural communities like Isabella and Pontiac serve as focal points for the region, connected by a network of winding roads including Van Buren Dr and Honeycutt Rd. The terrain is defined by a dense system of hollows, such as Jackson Hollow and Big Spring Hollow, which channel water toward the lake and its various creek systems like N Fork Bratten Spring Cr.

Genealogists will find several family and community burial grounds scattered across the high ground, including Baker Cemetery, Friend Cemetery, and Charity Cemetery. The northern portion of the map includes sections of the Mark Twain National Forest, illustrating the mix of public timberland and private holdings that characterize this part of Missouri. Prominent high points like Wilkinson Knob offer a sense of the elevation changes between the forested ridges and the deep valley inlets of the lake.