2017 Map of McGraw Mountain

About this map

Joplin serves as a central hub on this map, situated within the expansive reaches of the Ouachita National Forest. The landscape is dominated by the intricate, branching shoreline of Lake Ouachita, which creates numerous peninsulas such as Denby Point. The southern portion of the sheet is defined by substantial ridges including McGraw Mountain, Bashaw Mtn, and Broken Rock Mtn, indicating a terrain where settlement followed the lower elevations of the Gap Creek and Caney Creek drainages. Genealogists will find several burial sites preserved in the record, including the Joplin Cem, Murphy Cem, and the northerly Little Fir Cem. Modern recreational development is evident through an extensive network of footpaths, most notably the Lake Ouachita Vista Trail and the Hickory Nut Lakeside Trail, which wind through the timbered slopes and along the water's edge.