Acorn sits at a significant highway junction where US Hwy 59 and Us-270 meet, serving as a gateway into the heavily wooded ridges of the Ouachita National Forest. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Ouachita River and the Irons Fork Reservoir, with the terrain rising sharply toward Fourche Mtn and Round Top Mtn. The map reveals a network of rural routes, such as Dark Forrest Rd and Polk 96 Rd, that connect isolated homesites to the valley floor. Genealogists and local historians can find the Foran Cem located near Foran Gap, marking the historic presence of families in the Gap Creek Valley before much of the surrounding land was consolidated into national forest management.
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1879 · Poteau Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Poteau Mountain #1
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Poteau Mountain #2
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Poteau Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1899 · Poteau Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1939 · Waldron
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Waldron
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Waldron
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Waldron
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Mcalester
USGS Topo · 1:250,000