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

1. 1939 Map of Evadale, 1954 Print

   

   1939 Evadale

   1954 Print · USGS

   Mississippi County, Arkansas, at the end of the 1930s was a landscape being reshaped by the drainage of the Sunk Lands. Local historians can trace the foundations of several communities and rural landmarks, including Little Bethlehem Ch & Cem, the company town of Wilson, and the early settlement of Dyess.

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4. 1941 Map of Marked Tree, 1946 Print

   

   1941 Marked Tree

   1946 Print · USGS

   Poinsett County at the start of the 1940s reveals a landscape of massive drainage projects and river engineering. Trace the early footprints of Marked Tree and Lepanto alongside rural landmarks like Frys Mill, Pilgrims Rest Ch, and the Spear Lake Sch & Cem.

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7. 1953 Map of Memphis, 1966 Print

   

   1953 Memphis

   1966 Print · USGS

   Eastern Arkansas and the Memphis riverfront are shown here during the mid-century period of regional growth and river management. Local historians can trace the paths of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR through Forrest City or locate river landmarks like President's Island.

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10. 1956 Map of Evadale

    

    1956 Evadale

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mississippi County, Arkansas, appears in the early 1950s as a productive agricultural landscape secured by an extensive system of levees and drainage ditches. Genealogists can locate family names at Pittman Cem, Louise Chapel & Cem, and the industry at Creamery Package.

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13. 1956 Map of Marked Tree

    

    1956 Marked Tree

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas Delta comes into focus in the mid-1950s as drainage projects transformed the Sunk Lands for agriculture. Researchers can trace the junction of the St Louis Southwestern RR and locate local landmarks like the Hatchie Coon Hunting Lodge and Nichols Cem.

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16. 1956 Map of Memphis

    

    1956 Memphis

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta and the bluffs of West Tennessee meet in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape defined by massive river systems and rail hubs. Researchers can trace the path of Crowleys Ridge or locate vanished river landings near Centennial Island and Island No 35.

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19. 1983 Map of Etowah, 1984 Print

    

    1983 Etowah

    1984 Print · USGS

    Mississippi County in the early eighties shows an engineered delta landscape of drainage canals and small farming hubs. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Gant Cem and rural centers such as Etowah, Bondsville, and Athelstan.

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22. 1983 Map of Rivervale, 1984 Print

    

    1983 Rivervale

    1984 Print · USGS

    Northeast Arkansas in the early eighties was a landscape of intensive water management where the Little River splits into its divergent chutes. Researchers can trace rural settlement patterns at Rivervale and West Ridge or locate local landmarks like Buffalo Ch and Helfer Landing.

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25. 1986 Map of Jonesboro

    

    1986 Jonesboro

    1986 Print · USGS

    Northeast Arkansas in the mid-eighties shows a landscape of intensive drainage and railroad junctions centered on the rise of Crowley's Ridge. Researchers can trace the rail corridors of the St Louis Southwestern Railway and explore the unique geography of Hatchie Coon Island and the Mississippi River floodplain.

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