2020 Map of Rhea

About this map

Norwood Prairie and the community of Weddington occupy a landscape where the upland plateaus meet the timbered ridges of the Ozark National Forest. This modern record of Washington County shows a pattern of rural settlement defined by small cemeteries such as Beatty Cem and Mateer Cem, alongside the headwaters of Cincinnati Cr and Moores Cr. The transition from the open fields of Williams Field to the high points of Weddington Mtn and the Weddington Twin Mountains illustrates the varied topography west of the Fayetteville area. Recreational and natural resources are central to the region, anchored by Lake Weddington and the smaller Double Bar Ranch Lake. The settlement of Rhea and the high ground at Roundtop further define the local geography, connected by a network of rural roads like N Wedington Blacktop Rd that bridge the gaps between historic family homesteads and protected forest lands.