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2017 Map of Shirley

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Shirley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Saint Francois Mountains rise across this part of Washington County, framing a landscape defined by the drainage basins of Fourche a Renault and its numerous tributaries. Shirley serves as a central point of reference, situated near the Shirley Union Church and surrounded by a remarkably dense concentration of family and community burial grounds. This distribution of sites, including the Wilson Family Cem and White Oak Grove Cem, suggests a long-settled rural community deeply rooted in the hollows and along the creek banks.

Outdoor recreation and conservation land dominates the central terrain, with Camp Lakewood situated on the shores of Sunnen Lake and large tracts designated as part of the Mark Twain National Forest. The map also traces the Moses Austin Trail, a significant corridor through the hills. From the remote reaches of Coffman Hollow to the eastern slopes near the Martin Cem, the map preserves the names of the small-scale landmarks and homestead-era cemeteries that characterize this portion of the Missouri Ozarks.