2017 Map of Velvet Ridge

About this map

Velvet Ridge and Denmark anchor this part of the White County and Jackson County border, where the landscape transitions from the higher elevations of the Ozark foothills into the drainage basins of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The terrain is marked by distinctive peaks such as Buzzard Roost Mtn and Russell Mtn, which overlook a network of winding waterways including Glaise Cr and Stevens Cr. Local genealogy is well-preserved through numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Bethlehem Cem and Velvet Ridge Cem. The map reveals a settled rural character defined by scattered homesteads and small communities like Heffington and Twentythree, connected by a web of local routes like Velvet Ridge Rd and Honey Holler Rd. These features illustrate a persistent agricultural and timber-based economy that has shaped this region for generations.