2021 Map of Phillipsburg

About this map

The Laclede and Dallas county line divides this landscape where the Ozark plateau meets the drainage of the Gasconade River basin. Phillipsburg and the northern edge of Conway serve as the primary hubs, linked by the modern highway corridor that overlays the path of the legendary Hst Rte 66. The terrain is defined by a network of winding creek valleys, including Dousinbury Cr and Brush Cr, which have carved deep local depressions like Dogwood Hollow. For genealogists, the map reveals several dispersed burial grounds that speak to the area's rural settlement patterns, including Lonesome Hill Cem to the northeast and Shanks Cem near the center of the quadrangle. Small-scale water features like Jacobs Lake and the various branches of Spring Hollow Cr illustrate the complex hydrology that historically influenced farm placement and early road development in this part of Missouri.