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Old Maps of Ames, Arkansas for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Ames with 10 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Ames has changed over the decades.

Ames, AR maps

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  1. 1901 Map of Gurdon
    1901 Map of Gurdon
    1901 Gurdon
    1901 Print · USGS
    Southwest Arkansas at the dawn of the twentieth century was a landscape defined by the arrival of the rails and the timber industry. Researchers can trace the development of early rail towns like Gurdon, Prescott, and Whelen Springs along the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern R. R.
    3 unique versions available
  4. 1953 Map of El Dorado, 1967 Print
    1953 Map of El Dorado, 1967 Print
    1953 El Dorado
    1967 Print · USGS
    South Arkansas in the mid-1960s was a landscape of industrial growth and river-fed commerce. Researchers can trace the extensive Oil and Gas Fields around Magnolia, the expansive U S Naval Ammunition Depot, and the busy rail lines of the Missouri Pacific.
    3 unique versions available
  7. 1957 Map of El Dorado
    1957 Map of El Dorado
    1957 El Dorado
    1957 Print · USGS
    South Arkansas in the mid-1950s was a critical hub of military logistics and rail-river commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace family land across the Arkansas Louisiana border and locate sites like the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot or the rail junctions at Magnolia and Camden.
  10. 1958 Map of El Dorado
    1958 Map of El Dorado
    1958 El Dorado
    1958 Print · USGS
    Southern Arkansas and the Louisiana borderlands are shown during a period of heavy rail traffic and defense industry activity. Researchers can trace the legacy of the U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot or locate family roots in Smackover, Huttig, and Nashville.
    3 unique versions available
  13. 1960 Map of El Dorado
    1960 Map of El Dorado
    1960 El Dorado
    1960 Print · USGS
    South Central Arkansas in the late fifties was a hub of energy production and defense industry. Researchers can trace the extensive Oil and Gas Fields around El Dorado or locate family landmarks like Old Park Cem and New Hope Church.
  16. 1973 Map of Waterloo, 1975 Print
    1973 Map of Waterloo, 1975 Print
    1973 Waterloo
    1975 Print · USGS
    The timberlands and oil fields of southern Arkansas are captured here in the early seventies, during a peak period of regional energy production. Genealogists and historians can trace family sites at Barksdale Cem, Harrison Chapel, and the settlement of Waterloo.
  19. 1978 Map of Chidester
    1978 Map of Chidester
    1978 Chidester
    1978 Print · USGS
    The Poison Springs State Forest and the waters of White Oak Lake characterize this late-seventies landscape on the Nevada and Ouachita county line. Researchers can locate numerous rural landmarks like Dills Mills, Adams Chapel Cem, and Anthony Switch.
  22. 1986 Map of Hope
    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.
    2 unique versions available
  25. 1989 Map of El Dorado, 1990 Print
    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.
  28. 2024 Map of Waterloo, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Waterloo, 2024 Print
    2024 Waterloo
    2024 Print · USGS
    Nevada County, Arkansas, maintains its quiet rural character in this recent survey of the land south of Cale. Researchers can trace family history through a high concentration of country cemeteries like New Salem Church Cem and Harrison Chapel Cem.
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