Loading map...

2021 Map of Jenkins

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Jenkins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Flat Creek carves a deep valley through this portion of Barry County, Missouri, creating a landscape defined by an intricate network of hollows and ridges. The settlement of Jenkins serves as a central point where the creek meets Jenkins Cr, surrounded by several family and community burial grounds including Potter Cem and Stubblefield Cem. Further north, small communities like Leann and Wheelerville are connected by a web of rural farm roads, while naming conventions such as Lead Mine Hollow hint at the area's resource extraction history.

Water is a defining feature of the topography, from the source of the W Fork Jenkins Cr to named springs like Upshaw Spring and Bean Factory Spring. The distribution of cemeteries like Kane Cem and Clio Cem across these steep drainages illustrates a decentralized settlement pattern common in the Ozark plateau, where communities were often separated by high ridges such as Swallow Bluff Hollow and Echo Valley.