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1951 Map of Arkinda

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Arkinda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Oklahoma Arkansas state line bisects this landscape, where the St Louis San Francisco railroad cuts a diagonal path through the settlement of Arkinda. This mid-century survey documents a rural community structure defined by its scattered schools and family cemeteries. To the north, Jewell and the Oak Grove Sch sit near the headwaters of Caney Creek, while the southern reaches near Jefferson township include the Miller Sch and Climax Sch.

West of the border, the eastern edge of the Ouachita National Forest covers much of McCurtain Co, showing a terrain largely defined by drainage systems like Hurricane Creek and Calton Creek. Revisions from the mid-1970s illustrate the gradual development of the road network connecting Cross Roads to the primary rail corridor. This map captures the integration of timber lands and small-plot agriculture before modern consolidation, preserving the locations of sites like Strawn Cem and the Gravel Pit.