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2020 Map of Ponca

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Ponca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Buffalo National River corridor dominates this landscape, carving through the Ozark highlands of Newton County. High limestone bluffs such as Roark Bluff, Big Bluff, and Bee Bluff line the river, while steep-walled drainages like Hemmed-In-Hollow create some of the area's most vertical terrain. The settlement pattern is scattered, with small communities like Compton and Ponca serving as centers for the surrounding hollows. Local family history is preserved in several upland burial grounds, including the McFerrin and Jones cemeteries.

Transportation in this area relies on a network of winding county roads and an extensive system of wilderness paths like the Centerpoint Trail and Old River Trail. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the village of Beechwood sits near Clark Creek, while the high ground of Sherman Mountain supports the community of Mount Sherman. The presence of the Ponca Int Airport adds a modern logistical element to this otherwise remote river valley environment.