2017 Map of Wirth

About this map

Wirth and Woodland Hills anchor the settlement pattern of this Arkansas-Missouri borderland, where the Ozark plateau is deeply dissected by a network of springs and named hollows. The landscape reflects a long history of family homesteads, evidenced by numerous small burial grounds such as Babe Collins Cem, Ed Collins Cem, and the Flint Cem along Co Rd 279. Drainage is dominated by Moccasin Cr and the S Fork Martins Cr, which carve through prominent elevations like Britton Hill. The naming conventions throughout the region, from Dead Dutchman Hollow to Zirnstein Hollow, suggest a varied heritage of early settlers. Notable water sources like Ruprecht Spring and Brown Spring highlight the importance of natural hydrology in this rural corridor straddling Sharp Co, Fulton Co, and Oregon Co.