1948 Map of Abbott

About this map

Mansfield and Abbott anchor this postwar survey of the Arkansas borderlands between Sebastian and Scott Counties. The landscape is defined by a series of parallel ridges, including Black Jack Ridge, Coop Ridge, and Gibson Ridge, which channel the various branches of Prairie Creek and the headwaters of the Petit Jean Creek. This era of the late 1940s shows a rural society still tied closely to its local institutions, evidenced by the distribution of the Crossroads School and multiple small burial grounds like Cantrell Cemetery and Union Ridge Cem. The northern reach of the Ouachita National Forest covers the southern portion of the quadrangle, while the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (ST L & S F) provides a critical transit link for the communities and local industry, including a Sawmill located near the Logan County line.