1980s Maps of Howard County, Arkansas

1. 1980 Map of Athens, 1981 Print

   

   1980 Athens

   1981 Print · USGS

   The rural Ouachita Mountains come into focus in the early 1980s, documenting the small community of Athens and its neighboring hills. Genealogists can trace family names at White Oak Cem or locate the old Mizels Chapel and Slate Pit.

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4. 1985 Map of Wickes

   

   1985 Wickes

   1985 Print · USGS

   The Ouachita foothills of western Arkansas are seen here in the mid-1980s, centered on the railroad town of Wickes. Researchers can locate several family landmarks and rural institutions, including Daniel Cem, the Kansas City Southern line, and Crystal Hill Ch.

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7. 1986 Map of Baker Springs

   

   1986 Baker Springs

   1986 Print · USGS

   Western Arkansas in the mid-eighties was a landscape of protected forests and river-fed basins near the Howard and Polk county line. Local historians can trace rural settlements like Baker Springs and Duckett or find extractive sites like the Shale Pit near the Cossatot River.

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10. 1986 Map of Arkadelphia

    

    1986 Arkadelphia

    1986 Print · USGS

    Southwest Arkansas in the mid-eighties shows a landscape of timbered ridges and significant new reservoirs. Researchers can trace rural schoolhouses and churches like Sunshine Sch and Hempwallace Ch alongside the famous Crater of Diamonds State Park.

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13. 1986 Map of Hope

    

    1986 Hope

    1986 Print · USGS

    Southwest Arkansas in the mid-eighties was a landscape of rail-connected towns and timbered ridges. Researchers can trace the Missouri Pacific Railroad corridor through Hope or locate local landmarks like De Ann Cem and Poison Springs State Forest.

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16. 1986 Map of Umpire

    

    1986 Umpire

    1986 Print · USGS

    Howard County and the southern fringes of the national forest are captured here in the mid-eighties, showing a landscape of timber management and rural crossroads. Researchers can trace family sites around Umpire and Mineola or locate landmarks like the Shady Lake Recreation Area and Galena.

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19. 1986 Map of Idabel

    

    1986 Idabel

    1986 Print · USGS

    The tri-state borderlands of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas come alive in the 1980s, centered on the Red River and the timberlands of the Ouachita National Forest. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Missouri Pacific railroad through towns like Bokhoma and Ashdown.

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22. 1986 Map of De Queen

    

    1986 De Queen

    1986 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas-Oklahoma borderlands are shown here in the mid-1980s, highlighting the complex water systems and mountain ridges of the Ouachita region. Genealogists and historians can trace rail routes like the Kansas City Southern and find old community sites such as Ultima Thule or Oak Grove Ch.

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25. 1989 Map of El Dorado, 1990 Print

    

    1989 El Dorado

    1990 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas-Louisiana borderlands in the late eighties show a landscape of heavy industry and wildlife conservation centered on the Ouachita River. Researchers can trace the legacy of timber and transport via the Missouri Pacific RR, Poison Springs State Forest, and the vast Felsenthal Pool.

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