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2015 Map of Avon

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Avon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Mississippi River dynamics define this borderland where Kentucky Bend and Bell Island sit tucked within tight oxbow curves. The landscape is a complex network of active water and remnant channels, including Longwood Chute, Cornfield Chute, and Granny Baker Bayou. On the eastern bank in Washington County, the small settlements of Avon, James, and Longwood are connected by a grid of agricultural roads like Riverside Rd and Possum Ridge Rd.

Drainage infrastructure is prominent throughout the floodplain, evidenced by a series of numbered waterways such as Ditch Number Ten and Ditch Number Fourteen. Cultural landmarks like Graymound Cem and the Steele Farms Airport provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking the development of this riverfront region. Across the water in Arkansas, the area near Lakeport and the Lakeport Towhead shows the transition between the two states along the shifting river boundary.