2011 Map of The Sinks

About this map

Mauser Mill stands as a central landmark in this Missouri landscape, situated near the confluence of Big Creek and Brushy Creek. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hollows and bluffs, including Upper Dugan Bluff and Bee Bluff overlooking the Current River. The hydrology of the area is particularly distinctive, featuring The Sinks along Sinking Creek and a series of water management structures like the George Hellmuth Lower Dam. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the documentation of the Conway Cemetery and Heaton Cemetery, which serve as markers of the families who settled these valleys. The map illustrates a remote, rural infrastructure where named ridges like Polk Ridge and numerous hollows—such as Warren Hollow and Renfro Hollow—dictated the placement of roads and homesteads in the Shannon County backcountry.