2015 Map of Windyville

About this map

Windyville and the winding course of the Niangua River define this rural landscape in Dallas County. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of river bluffs and hollows, including named landmarks like Burtin Bluff, Hildebrand Bluff, and Schoolhouse Hollow. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is exceptionally rich in small family and community burial grounds, recording the locations of Plad Cemetery, Scrivner Cemetery, Lone Rock Cemetery, and the Peppers Cemetery among others. Small settlements such as Plad and Tilden are connected by a web of local roads and trails like Hackberry Rd and Sulfur Trl, which follow the ridges above the river valley. The map documents the persistent agricultural and residential patterns of this Ozark plateau region, where tributary streams like Indian Cr and Fourmile Cr have carved deep into the limestone topography.