2015 Map of Marquand

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The Upper Castor River snakes through the heart of the Saint Francois Mountains in this Madison County landscape, where the town of Marquand sits at the junction of valley roads and hollows. The terrain is defined by its deep drainages and named gaps, such as Dog Trot Hollow and Vernum Hollow, which break up the high ground of Cottoner Mtn. Much of the western portion of the area is protected within the Mark Twain National Forest, illustrating the region's transition from early timbering and settlement to modern conservation. Genealogists will find a concentrated cluster of family burial sites in the river valley, including Mouser Cemetery and Whitener Cemetery. Further west, the settlement of Klendike and landmarks like Stephens Cemetery offer points of interest for those tracing the footprints of rural upland communities that persisted along the spring-fed branches of Greasy Cr and White Spring Br.