2014 Map of Smithville

About this map

The Strawberry River meanders across this corner of the Arkansas Ozarks foothills, defining the landscape between the rural communities of Smithville and Jesup. The settlement pattern is characterized by high-ground homesteads and family burial sites, including the Townsend Cem, Bratcher Cem, Hillhouse Cem, and Massey Cem. These sites are linked by a network of rural routes such as Ar-115 and numerous numbered Lawrence County roads like Lawrence 148 Rd. Significant water management is evident through a series of reservoirs, such as Cooper Creek Site One Reservoir and Cooper Creek Site Five Reservoir, which regulate the tributaries of Cooper Cr and Machine Cr. The map reveals the precise transition where the hill country meets the drainage basins of S Big Cr and Reeds Cr near the southern border.