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1943 Map of Antoine

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Antoine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Antoine River carves a path through the borderlands of Pike and Clark counties, defining a landscape of timbered hills and scattered rural communities in the early 1940s. The Missouri Pacific railroad serves as a critical corridor for the region, passing through the town of Antoine and connecting smaller locales like Pike Junction and Kathleen Siding. This era reveals a densely settled countryside populated by numerous local institutions, including the Rosenwall Sch, Bethsaida Ch, and Smyrna Ch, which anchored the social life of surrounding farmsteads.

Industrial and conservation efforts are evident in the Chalybeate Valley Game Preserve and the presence of a Mine near the river. Topographical landmarks such as Round Top Mtn and Ashworth Hill overlook a network of specialized routes like the Skyline Drive and Ashworth Trail. From the Okolona Firetower in the south to the small settlement of Alpine in the north, the map documents a transition point where the river economy and the railway sustained local commerce before the post-war shifts in Arkansas's rural infrastructure.