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2020 Map of Alma

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Alma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Alma and the surrounding Arkansas river valley lands appear here as a landscape shaped by historical waterways and modern infrastructure. The Missouri Pacific RR runs through the northern settlements, passing by Dyer and the northern outskirts of Alma, while Lake Alma serves as a prominent landmark just north of the city center. To the south, the terrain transitions into the complex oxbows and sloughs of the Arkansas River, where Frog Bayou meets Ozark Lake.

Family history is deeply etched into this map through a high density of small burial grounds, including Twelve Corner Cem, Woods Cem, and the neighboring Beal Cem and Real Cem near Yoestown. The river's influence is clear in features like Arbuckle Island and the Arbuckle Island Cutoff, which highlight the shifting nature of the county boundary between Crawford Co and Sebastian Co. Further west, the small community of Kibler sits near Prairie Br, illustrating the scattered settlement pattern characteristic of this productive river valley.