2021 Map of Spruce

About this map

Ballard and Spruce anchor this rural landscape in Bates County, where small agricultural communities are defined by a network of creeks and small family cemeteries. The terrain is intricately carved by several watercourses including Elk Fork, Soap Cr, and Antioch Cr, which feed into the larger branches of N Deepwater Cr and S Deepwater Cr. These drainage patterns dictated the placement of early homesteads and churchyards, several of which remain preserved across the countryside.