1970 Map of Arlington

About this map

The Mississippi River floodplain and its transition to the Kentucky uplands define this 1970 landscape. The riverside is a complex network of backwaters and sloughs, including Fish Lake, Crooked Lake, and Goose Pond, which gave way to early settlements like Laketon and the historic river crossing at Belmont Landing. On the high ground, Columbus-Belmont State Park preserves the strategic bluff-top territory overlooking the river. Inland, the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor anchors the communities of Arlington and Bardwell. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including Roselawn Cem, Dicus Cem, and Taylor Cem. The interior is marked by small rural congregations such as Beech Grove Ch and Oak Grove Ch, reflecting the dispersed agricultural and timber-based economy of the mid-20th century.