2012 Map of Keltner

About this map

Swan Creek and its many winding tributaries define the topography of this Douglas County landscape, where small rural communities and family cemeteries are scattered across ridges and hollows. The settlement of Keltner serves as a central point along the creek, while Ongo sits to the northeast near the upper reaches of Punching Creek. The area is marked by numerous family-named burial grounds, including the Hall Cemetery, Maggard Cemetery, and Gray Cemetery, which provide significant points of interest for genealogists tracing local families. The terrain transitions from high points like Turnip Knob and Tater Hill down into several named hollows, such as Nance Hollow and Board Hollow. Water sources are plentiful throughout the quadrangle, ranging from the Harmon Spring on Harmon Ridge to the flow of Boulder Fork and Little Cedar Creek. This 2012 survey illustrates a classic Missouri Ozarks settlement pattern of dispersed homesites connected by a network of county roads and named ridges.