2012 Map of Thornfield

About this map

Thornfield and the surrounding Ozark communities of Pondfork, Hammond, and Longrun appear in this 2012 survey, defined by a landscape of named hollows and winding waterways. The Little North Fork White River and Pond Fork dictate the area's movement, with the United States Forest Service Fire Tower standing as a prominent landmark near Washington Bald. For local historians and genealogists, the map provides precise locations for family burial grounds including Welsh Cemetery, Truevine Cemetery, Wallace Cemetery, and Graham Cemetery. The terrain is characterized by deep depressions like Mount Lebanon Hollow and Buzzard Roost Hollow, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of the Missouri hills. A network of county roads connects these dispersed settlements, tracing the high ridges and valley floors that have shaped this region's rural development for generations.