2012 Map of Safe

About this map

Northern Ozark Border terrain defines this region, where the Bourbeuse River and its many tributaries, including Coppedge Creek and Lanes Fork, carve through the landscape. The small settlements of Safe, Highgrove, and Light serve as local anchors in an area characterized by a dense network of county roads. One of the most striking aspects of this map is the high concentration of family and community burial grounds, such as Rock Spring Cemetery, Underwood Cemetery, and Barnwell Cemetery, reflecting generations of local history and kinship in Phelps County. Several small bodies of water, including Amos Lake and Little Prairie Lake, are scattered among the ridges and creek valleys, while Vernon Dillon Lake sits further north near the drainage of Pin Oak Branch.