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2014 Map of Witts Springs

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Witts Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Witts Springs serves as a central point of settlement in this Ozark landscape, situated near the headwaters of the Middle Fork Illinois Bayou. The terrain is defined by the deep incisions of the Boston Mountains, where family-named landmarks like Giles Turney Ridge and Housley Mtn rise above numerous hollows. The map illustrates a rural network of small communities including Welcome Home, Imo, and Magic Springs, often connected by winding forest roads and trails such as Airplane Ridge Rd.

Cultural history is preserved in the locations of Bear Creek Cem and Chinquapin Cem, which sit alongside the drainages of Bear Creek and Sulphur Spring Br. Much of the western half of the quadrangle is occupied by the Ozark National Forest, highlighting the enduring wilderness character of this portion of Searcy County. The presence of isolated points like Doins Point and Deitrich Flat suggests a long history of local land use and named topography in the high Arkansas highlands.