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2011 Map of Onia

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Onia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Onia and Alco serve as the primary hubs in this corner of the Ozarks, each supporting a local post office to anchor its respective community. The landscape is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, with Roasting Ear Creek and Mill Creek carving through the terrain. The distribution of small family burial grounds, including Purdue Cemetery, Smithee Cemetery, and Stevens Cemetery, reflects a long-standing pattern of rural settlement where families remained closely tied to their land over generations.

Industrial and agricultural life is traced through a complex grid of county roads, such as Co RD 40 and Big Springs RD, which connect the scattered homesteads of Pleasant Hill and Newnata. Significant elevations like Ramsey Knob and Panther Mountain overlook the various prongs and branches of the river system, including South Prong Roasting Ear Creek and Panther Creek, illustrating how the local topography dictated the winding paths of travel and the placement of farms in this part of Arkansas.