Evening Shade and Sidney anchor this 2020 landscape where the Sharp County and Izard County line divides a series of creek valleys and ridges. The Strawberry River flows through the northeastern corner, joined by a dense network of watercourses including Bear Cr, Bird Cr, and Tom Moore Br. These natural features dictated the early settlement patterns and road placements that persist today. Small rural communities like Needmore and Gravel Hill are situated among family-named burial sites such as Yeager Cem and Williams Cem, providing essential data points for genealogists. The topography is notably defined by The Backbone, a ridge in the east, while the southern portion of the quadrangle is marked by Hamms Schoolhouse Br, indicating the historic locations of local educational landmarks in this rural corner of the Ozark foothills.
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1890 · Batesville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Batesville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1942 · Mt Pleasant
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Sandtown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Cave City
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1951 · Melbourne
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Memphis
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Memphis
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Poplar Bluff
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Poplar Bluff
USGS Topo · 1:250,000