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1951 Map of Ashdown East

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

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Ashdown serves as the focal point for this early 1950s survey of Little River County, situated at the intersection of several significant transportation corridors. The regional economy is defined by a dense network of railroads, including the St. Louis San Francisco, the Kansas City Southern, and the Graysonia Nashville and Ashdown Line. These routes navigate a landscape shaped by the winding Little River and its complex system of backwaters like Horseshoe Lake, Mud Lake, and Jack Island.

Social life in the rural townships of Cleveland, Franklin, Jefferson, and Johnson is marked by scattered landmarks such as Peytonville and several country churches including Mt Moriah Ch, New Hope Ch, and Zealia Chapel. Genealogists can find localized detail in family-named sites like Cook Cem, Newsom Cem, and the Fomby Sch, providing a clear record of mid-century settlement patterns in Southwest Arkansas.