1979 Map of Oxly

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Little Black River meanders through the central and southern reaches of this Ripley County landscape, defining the local geography alongside its various tributaries and the Cypress Ditch drainage system. The settlement of Oxly serves as a focal point near the Missouri Pacific railroad line, which cuts across the northern terrain. This late-1970s survey preserves the locations of numerous rural institutions that served the scattered homesteads of the area, including the Antioch Ch and New Hope Ch. A deep history of transit is evident in the presence of the Military Road and the Old RR Gr, tracing former corridors of movement through Turkeypen Hollow and across the ridges. Genealogists will find a wealth of family-history landmarks, from the Stillwell Cem to the Kelsey Cem, marking the long-standing community footprint near the state border.