1900s (20th Century) Maps of Madding, Arkansas

1. 1935 Map of Noble Lake, 1939 Print

   

   1935 Noble Lake

   1939 Print · USGS

   Southeast of Pine Bluff in the mid-1930s, the Arkansas River delta was a landscape of fertile bottomlands and vital rail connections. Genealogists can trace rural life through dozens of local landmarks like New Gascony, Yorktown, and Sweet Home Ch.

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4. 1948 Map of Helena

   

   1948 Helena

   1948 Print · USGS

   Eastern Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta are captured here just after the war, showing a landscape defined by its great rivers and rail lines. Genealogists can trace family locations near Bemis Plantation, Helena, and smaller rail stops like Wheatley and Moro.

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7. 1950 Map of Helena

   

   1950 Helena

   1950 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Phillips County and the surrounding Delta region are shown at a peak of rail and river commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through numerous rural communities like Old Austin, Cotton Plant, and West Helena, or follow the routes of the Missouri Pacific RR across Grand Prairie.

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10. 1955 Map of Helena, 1967 Print

    

    1955 Helena

    1967 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas Delta and Mississippi floodplains are captured here in the mid-fifties, during a period of expanding flood control and rail commerce. Researchers can trace the extensive Chicago Rock Island and Pacific RR lines and locate sites like the Arkansas State College Experimental Rice Farm or Friars Point.

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13. 1959 Map of Helena

    

    1959 Helena

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas and Mississippi Delta regions are captured here in the late fifties, showing a landscape defined by the Mississippi River and the Grand Prairie. Genealogists and researchers can trace the rail networks of the Illinois Central RR and locate community landmarks like Helena and the White River National Wildlife Refuge.

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16. 1960 Map of Helena

    

    1960 Helena

    1960 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas and Mississippi Delta regions meet along the great river bends during a period of significant agricultural and rail expansion. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Missouri Pacific railroad through Clarendon or locate landings along the Mississippi River and White River.

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19. 1964 Map of Moscow, 1965 Print

    

    1964 Moscow

    1965 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas delta comes into focus in the mid-1960s as a landscape of river oxbows and railroad hamlets. Researchers can trace family roots through the Vaster Sch and numerous rural burial sites like New Gascony Cem and Macedonia Cem.

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22. 1978 Map of Noble Lake

    

    1978 Noble Lake

    1978 Print · USGS

    Southeast of Pine Bluff in the late seventies, this survey captures the transition from river-bend industry to the rural bayou country. Researchers can trace family history through numerous country churches and burial grounds like Macedonia Cem Ch, Smith Chapel Cem., and Hunters Cem.

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25. 1986 Map of De Witt

    

    1986 De Witt

    1986 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas Delta in the mid-1980s was a landscape defined by massive river locks, state prison farms, and the rail-side grain towns of Arkansas County. Researchers can trace the path of the St Louis Southwestern Railway through settlements like De Witt, Altheimer, and Humphrey.

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