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1951 Map of Arden

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Arden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The St Louis San Francisco railroad cuts a diagonal path through this part of Little River County, defining the early 1950s development of small rural communities like Arden and Pankov. The landscape is dominated by the vast Gum Burke Flats to the north and the complex drainage of the Red River to the south, where a levee protects agricultural land from the shifting waters of Walnut Bayou and Horseshoe Slough.

Social life in this era is anchored by numerous small country churches and cemeteries, reflecting a deeply rooted local genealogy. Researchers can find the Nolen Sch and several houses of worship, including Wade Chapel and St Rest Ch. The map also captures early industrial markers like a Gas Well and the presence of named tracts such as Jackson and Wallace, providing a detailed look at the land ownership and settlement patterns before modern infrastructure changes.