1900s (20th Century) Maps of Preston Place, Arkansas

1. 1939 Map of Farrell, 1941 Print

   

   1939 Farrell

   1941 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi Delta riverfront at Friar Point is captured here in the years before the Second World War. Researchers can trace family sites like Preston Places and Stovall or locate old rural centers including McLemore Sch and Llewellyn Ch & Sch.

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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 Farrell

    

    1955 Farrell

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta in the mid-fifties reveals a landscape shaped by shifting river channels and agricultural expansion. Local historians can locate early landings like Fitzhugh Ldg and trace family names at the Lonesome Pine Cem or Saunders Chapel & Cem.

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13. 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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16. 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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19. 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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22. 1964 Map of Friars Point NW, 1965 Print

    

    1964 Friars Point NW

    1965 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas-Mississippi borderlands along the Mississippi River appear here in the mid-1960s as a landscape of oxbow lakes and protective levees. Genealogists can trace deep local roots through rural landmarks like St Marys Ch, Preston Place, and Maney Cem.

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25. 1967 Map of Farrell

    

    1967 Farrell

    1967 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta in the late sixties shows a landscape defined by industrial-scale agriculture and river engineering. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural churches like Zion Traveler Ch and old estates such as Prairie Plantation or Stovall.

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28. 1984 Map of Clarksdale, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Clarksdale

    1985 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta in the 1980s shows a landscape defined by its great river meanders and a dense network of bayous and rail lines. Researchers can trace the path of the Illinois Central Gulf through Clarksdale or locate river landmarks like Moon Lake and Friars Point.

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31. 1990 Map of Clarksdale, 1991 Print

    

    1990 Clarksdale

    1991 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta in the 1990s remained a landscape of river-driven commerce and small-town resilience. Researchers can trace the path of the Illinois Central Railroad through settlements like Clarksdale, Friars Point, and Alligator.

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