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1965 Map of Alread

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Alread
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The boundary between Searcy and Van Buren Counties bisects this mid-1960s landscape, where small agricultural settlements and isolated churches are dispersed across a topography of ridges and hollows. Alread and Rupert anchor the southern portion of the map, while Copeland sits near the eastern edge, connected by unimproved dirt roads and light-duty routes. The area is defined by its numerous community landmarks, such as Trace Ridge Ch and Liberty Ch, which likely served as focal points for the surrounding rural families.

Watercourses like Archey Creek and the Middle Fork Little Red River carve deep incisions through the terrain, creating named features such as Lick Hollow and Rattlesnake Hollow. The surveying of field and fence lines, indicated by fine red dashed lines, provides a clear view of the land division and small-scale farming patterns of the era. Higher elevations are marked by prominent points like Reves Knob and Pine Mountain, which overlook the complex network of Castleberry Creek tributaries to the north.