THE OZARK COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
White River Hills setting.
Ozark County has 745 square miles of land in Missouri. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Ozark County: White River Hills, Central Plateau.
Wooded uplands over limestone, dolomite and sandstone characterize the Ozarks. Springs, caves and spring-fed streams are widespread regional features within a landscape of uneven plateaus and valleys.
Regional context: Ozark Highlands ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Ozark County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- White River Hills94.1%
- Central Plateau5.9%
Finding your parcel within Ozark County
The atlas lists 6 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Ozark County, including Wasola, Gainesville, Pontiac. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Ozark County by land and water
The Census records 10.3 square miles of water within Ozark County, or 1.4% of its total area. That share is close to Ozark County’s 1.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ozark County has 259.5 times the land area of nearby Gainesville city (2.87 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Douglas County, Howell County, Taney County within Missouri. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

