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2020 Map of Sand Gap

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Ozark National Forest dominates this section of the Boston Mountains, where the headwaters of the Richland Creek Wild and Scenic River and the N Fork Illinois Bayou carve through the high plateaus. Small upland settlements and rural family sites are scattered throughout the forest, notably at Sand Gap and Freeman Springs. The landscape is defined by its dramatic geological formations, including the sandstone columns of Pedestal Rocks and Arch Rock, alongside prominent high points like Sollys Knob and Burgess Knob.

Genealogists will find several remote burial sites preserved within the forest boundaries, such as Freeman Springs Cem, New Freeman Cem, and Richland Cem. The map traces long-established routes across the ridges, including Sulphur Rd and the Ozark Highlands Trail, which connect these isolated communities. To the south, Dare Mine Knob and the hollows near Victor indicate a history of small-scale resource extraction and subsistence living in this challenging Ozark terrain.