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2015 Map of Shell Knob

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Shell Knob
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Mark Twain National Forest dominates this section of the Ozarks, where steep ridges and deep hollows define the landscape of Barry County. Small settlements like Cato, Hailey, Lohmer, and Hill City are scattered along the network of forest roads and state routes, while the community of Shell Knob is situated in the southeastern corner near Ledgerwood Hollow. The drainage pattern is defined by numerous spring-fed branches and creeks, including Rockhouse Cr, Flat Creek, and Williams Br, which carve out notable terrain features such as Rockhouse Hollow and Sugarcamp Hollow.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial sites across the township lines, including Pierce Cemetery, Snyder Cemetery, Coones Cemetery, and Doughty Cemetery. The map also identifies Rockhouse Spring and Epperly Memorial Cemetery, providing specific points of interest for local history researchers tracing the early inhabitants and rural development of this heavily forested region in the early twenty-first century.