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1968 Map of The Sinks

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of The Sinks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Sinks serves as a focal point for this landscape where Sinking Creek vanishes into the karst terrain of Shannon County. This 1968 survey, revised in the mid-1980s, documents a rugged interior defined by steep hollows and narrow creek beds. Cultural landmarks like Mauser Mill and Heaton Cem are situated along the winding drainage of Big Creek, reflecting the localized settlement patterns of the Ozark highlands.

Large portions of the area are managed within the Mark Twain National Forest, while the southern reaches follow the protected corridor of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways along the Current River. The map meticulously labels dozens of family-named or descriptive hollows, such as Mail Route Hollow and Boardinghouse Hol, which provide a genealogical window into the land use and folk geography of the region before modern development.