1950s Maps of Benton County, Arkansas

1. 1954 Map of Harrison

   

   1954 Harrison

   1954 Print · USGS

   The Ozarks and Boston Mountains meet during a period of massive river engineering in the mid-fifties. Researchers can trace the early shorelines of Bull Shoals Lake and Table Rock Reservoir or locate inland towns like Berryville and Harrison.

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4. 1954 Map of Tulsa

   

   1954 Tulsa

   1954 Print · USGS

   Northeast Oklahoma and the Ozark border are shown here during a period of massive industrial and infrastructure growth. Researchers can trace the legacy of the Tri-State Mining District and the development of major reservoirs like Grand Lake O' The Cherokees.

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7. 1957 Map of Mundell, 1959 Print

   

   1957 Mundell

   1959 Print · USGS

   The Ozark highlands near the triple-county junction of Benton, Madison, and Carroll are shown here in the late 1950s. Researchers can locate remote rural institutions like Union Chapel, Pemberton Cem, and the historic Durham Mill Hollow along the winding Big Clifty Creek.

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10. 1957 Map of War Eagle, 1959 Print

    

    1957 War Eagle

    1959 Print · USGS

    Benton County was defined by its winding river valleys and rural crossroads in the late fifties. You can trace the river economy through Knox Ferry and find family sites like Bland Chapel, Coal Gap Sch, and Alpine Cem.

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13. 1957 Map of Beaver, 1959 Print

    

    1957 Beaver

    1959 Print · USGS

    The White River valley in Carroll County is shown here in the late fifties, during a period of quiet rural character. Researchers can locate family sites and landmarks like Beaver Cem, the community of Busch, and the waters of Blue Spring.

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16. 1958 Map of Sonora, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Sonora

    1959 Print · USGS

    Northwest Arkansas was entering a period of significant growth in the late fifties, as the borders of Springdale pushed toward the river bluffs. Researchers can trace ancestral locations through numerous rural landmarks like Accident Sch, Southern Grove Ch, and Nells Bluff Ford.

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19. 1958 Map of Rogers, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Rogers

    1959 Print · USGS

    The growing town of Rogers and the legendary resort at Monte Ne are captured here in the late fifties, just as the Ozark landscape began to modernize. Genealogists and researchers can trace family landmarks along the river bends, from Eden Ford and McElhaney Bluff to Prairie Creek Ch.

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22. 1958 Map of Spring Valley, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Spring Valley

    1959 Print · USGS

    Northwest Arkansas in the late fifties was a landscape of winding river valleys and dispersed family homesteads at the intersection of three counties. Genealogists can trace family names through rural burial grounds like Austin Cem and Whitener Cem or locate the old Pilgrims Rest Sch.

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25. 1958 Map of Pea Ridge, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Pea Ridge

    1959 Print · USGS

    Benton County, Arkansas, at the end of the 1950s reveals a rural landscape still anchored by its nineteenth-century history. Researchers can locate dozens of family burial sites and country churches, such as Buttrum Cem and Twelve Corners Ch, alongside the landmark Elkhorn Tavern.

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28. 1958 Map of Hindsville, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Hindsville

    1959 Print · USGS

    Madison County in the late fifties shows a landscape of deep Ozark hollows and small family settlements along the War Eagle Creek. Researchers can locate several rural landmarks including the Clear Creek Sch, Lone Star Ch, and Bohannan Cem.

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31. 1958 Map of Garfield, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Garfield

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Benton County uplands are captured here in the late fifties as rural life centered around the railroad and timbered ridges. Researchers can trace family sites at Clantonville Cem, Providence Ch, and the now-abandoned Pine Log Sch.

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34. 1958 Map of Tulsa, 1968 Print

    

    1958 Tulsa

    1968 Print · USGS

    Northeast Oklahoma and the Ozark borderlands are captured here during a massive era of reservoir construction and highway expansion. Researchers can trace the mid-century footprints of Tulsa, the sprawling Lake O' the Cherokees, and historical sites like Pea Ridge National Military Park.

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37. 1958 Map of Harrison, 1973 Print

    

    1958 Harrison

    1973 Print · USGS

    The Ozark and Boston Mountains appear in this mid-century survey as the great White River impoundments were reshaping the region. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the St Louis-San Francisco Ry and locate early settlements like Berryville and Gainesville.

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