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2021 Map of Pottersville

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Pottersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Pottersville and the surrounding rural landscape of Howell County are defined by a network of hollows and ridges that dictated early Ozark settlement patterns. Small communities like Crider and Cureall are situated at key junctions, often near water sources such as Cureall Spring or Wilson Spring. The map reveals a high concentration of localized burial sites and churches, including the Union Grove General Baptist Cemetery and Gospel Hill Church of Christ, which suggest long-standing family ties and established community hubs in this part of Missouri.

Transport through the area follows the natural topography, with roads like State Route KK winding through valleys such as Butler Hollow and Joe Pond Hollow. Large portions of the northern terrain are managed as part of the Mark Twain National Forest, preserving the wooded character of the Robinson Ridge and Cold Ridge systems. This survey captures a place where the landscape's physical drainage, including Wilson Creek and Tabor Creek, remains the primary architect of human geography.