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2017 Map of Success

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Mark Twain National Forest dominates the upper half of this Texas County landscape, where the wooded ridges and deep drainages of the Ozarks create a complex network of named hollows. Small upland settlements like Success and Ellis Prairie are connected by a web of local routes, including Success Rd and Hwy AA. The map captures a distinct transition from the heavily forested north, featuring Big Paddy Creek and Paddy Chapel Branch, to the more open agricultural patches found near Mitchells Corner.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the relationship between Old Success and its modern counterpart, or locate family landmarks like Bridges Hollow and Gillian Hollow. The topography is defined by the winding course of the E Fork Roubidoux Creek in the southwest and numerous named depressions such as Steam Mill Hollow, which suggests the historical industrial use of the timber-heavy terrain in this portion of Missouri.