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2024 Map of Shirley

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Shirley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Shirley and the surrounding Van Buren County landscape are defined by the meandering course of the Middle Fork Little Red River, which cuts deeply through the Ozark foothills. The town of Shirley sits at a critical bend in the river, south of several prominent landforms like John Henry Mtn and Buffalo Hump. The map reveals a pattern of dispersed rural settlements and family-named landmarks, such as Bud Brown Hill and Harper Bluffs, which speak to the local genealogy and land use history of the region.

Transportation throughout the area follows the natural topography, with routes like Gannon Ridge Rd and Lute Mountain Rd tracing the high ground between numerous hollows. The presence of multiple cemeteries, including Rushing Cem and Settlement Cem, provides key locations for family researchers. To the southeast, the development of Fairfield Bay represents a distinct transition toward organized community planning along the river valley.