1982 Map of Jacket

About this map

Big Sugar Creek and its many tributaries define the topography of this corner of the Ozarks, where the borders of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma nearly meet. In the early 1980s, the landscape here remained dominated by complex drainage systems and ridges, with small settlements like Jacket and Trent positioned along winding rural routes. The map illustrates the rugged transition from the Mountain heights down into deep-cut ravines like Pigeon Roost Hollow and Cracker Neck Hollow. Significant public land is noted at the Washburn Tower Site State Public Hunting Grounds, while the southeastern corner shows the fringes of Seligman near the state line. This survey captures a moment before modern development, preserving the placement of isolated homesteads and the network of unimproved roads that connected these remote communities across McDonald and Barry Counties.