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2015 Map of Pleasant Hope

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Pleasant Hope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Pleasant Hope and Brighton serve as the primary anchors of this southern Polk County landscape, which transitions across the Polk Co Greene Co line into the northern reaches of Greene County. The terrain is defined by the drainage systems of the Pomme de Terre River to the northeast and the N Dry Sac River in the south, with numerous smaller tributaries like Horse Cr and King Br carving the landscape. Small local impoundments such as Ralph Brooks Reservoir and Chester Jenkins Lake dot the area, providing water resources for the surrounding rural communities.

Local genealogy and settlement patterns are clearly visible through the placement of historic burial grounds like Brighton Cemetery and New Hope Cemetery. The presence of small named locales such as Alsup and Heady highlights the cluster of rural residences and small farms that characterize the region. A dense network of county roads, including S 130th Rd and E 530th Rd, connects these dispersed settlements and agricultural tracts.