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2017 Map of Smithville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Strawberry River meanders across this landscape of Lawrence and Sharp Counties, defining the drainage patterns for a network of smaller tributaries. The settlement of Smithville serves as a central hub, surrounded by a complex system of local roads and water management features including the Cooper Creek Site One Reservoir and Cooper Creek Site Three Reservoir. These reservoirs, along with several others numbered four through six, illustrate the modern hydraulic engineering designed to manage the Cooper Creek watershed.

Genealogists will find several family-named burial sites scattered across the terrain, including Townsend Cem, Bratcher Cem, Hillhouse Cem, and Massey Cem. Further south, the map captures the transition into the communities of Jesup and Lynn, where the land begins to level out near Reeds Creek and Morgan Creek. This survey provides a clear view of how rural infrastructure and land use have evolved around these primary waterways.