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2011 Map of Solo

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Solo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Solo and Retta anchor this portion of Pope County, where the landscape is defined by the branching tributaries of the Illinois Bayou. The terrain transitions from high points like Divide Mountain and Younger Mountain into a series of deeply etched drainages including Sugartree Hollow and Fall-Off Hollow. This 2011 survey documents a rural landscape heavily influenced by forestry and local history, with numerous family and community burial grounds such as Barkers Cemetery and Hughes Cemetery scattered across the ridges.

The presence of Bayou Bluff Camp near the confluence of the Middle Fork Illinois Bayou and the East Fork Illinois Bayou highlights the area's recreational use. Older transportation routes like Old HWY 27 and the Lindsey Mtwy weave through the valleys, connecting isolated hollows like Mine Hollow and Wolf Den Hollow. The map serves as a detailed record of the road network and water courses that have dictated settlement patterns in this part of the Ozark foothills for generations.