1950s Maps of Poinsett County, Arkansas

1. 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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4. 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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7. 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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10. 1956 Map of Tilton

    

    1956 Tilton

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas Delta comes into focus in the mid-1950s, showing a landscape of drainage canals and rail-line towns. Researchers can trace family roots at Pumpkin Bend, Beedeville, and the crossroads of McCrory.

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13. 1956 Map of Princedale, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Princedale

    1957 Print · USGS

    Cross County in the mid-fifties is captured here as a landscape defined by the winding St Francis River and a massive network of drainage ditches. Researchers can locate many family-named landmarks and vanished rural hubs like Bay Village, Burr Place, and the Wildwood Ch & Sch.

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16. 1957 Map of Deckerville, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Deckerville

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas delta in the mid-fifties is captured here during its peak era of rail-and-river transport and intensive drainage. Genealogists can trace hundreds of rural family landmarks, including New Bethlehem Ch & Sch, St Peter Sch, and Prosperity Ch Sch & Cem.

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19. 1958 Map of Dee

    

    1958 Dee

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Poinsett County lowlands and the elevation of Crowleys Ridge are captured here in the late fifties as the regional drainage network reached maturity. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Stacy Store, Bolivar Ch & Cem, and the timber hub of Trumann.

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22. 1958 Map of Vanndale

    

    1958 Vanndale

    1958 Print · USGS

    Cross and Poinsett Counties are captured in the late fifties, showing a landscape defined by the L'Anguille River and the regional rail lines. Researchers can trace rural genealogy through landmarks like Tilton Sch & Ch, Union Grove Cem, and Slocum Cem.

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25. 1959 Map of Weiner, 1961 Print

    

    1959 Weiner

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas Delta near the Poinsett and Craighead border shows a landscape defined by rice farming and rail transit in the late fifties. You can trace family roots at Walker Cem and local churches like Chilson Ch or explore the rail hubs of Weiner and Waldenburg.

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