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1980 Map of Strangers Home

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Strangers Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The winding Black River dominates this 1980 survey, where the convergence of Lawrence, Independence, and Jackson counties meets the dense wetlands of the Shirey Bay - Rainey Brake State Wildlife Management Area. This landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, featuring numerous oxbows and backwaters like Horseshoe Lake, Brushy Lake, and Adams Brake. The interaction between the natural river course and man-made alterations is evident in the presence of a Floodgate and the transition from the Strawberry River into the Caney Cr Ditch.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial sites across the agricultural plains, including Pleasant Hill Cem near Lynn, and the clustered locations of Broom Cem, Cross Cem, and Shell Cem further east. The settlement of Strangers Home sits near Running Water Creek, representing the small rural centers that persisted amidst a landscape managed for both flood control and wildlife preservation.