1949 Map of Sentinel

About this map

The Pomme de Terre River carves a deep, winding path through this corner of Hickory and Polk Counties, creating distinctive landmarks like the Dooley Bend and the Nigger Bend Bluff. The landscape is defined by the transition from river bottomlands to higher ridges, where small crossroads communities and rural institutions formed the backbone of local life in the late 1940s. Many of these points, such as Adonis and Mohawk Corner, represent the dispersed settlement pattern typical of the Missouri Ozarks before major infrastructure changes.