1986 Map of Batesville

About this map

The White River serves as the central artery for this mid-1980s landscape, winding past the regional hubs of Batesville and Newport. In the northwest, the terrain of the Ozark Mountains reveals a history of extraction at the Cushman Manganese Mines and Lafferty Manganese Mines, while the Missouri Pacific RR connects the riverside settlements. The map highlights educational and civic foundations, including Arkansas College and the Independence County Courthouse. To the east, the river system becomes more complex as the Black River and Cache River converge near Jacksonport State Park, an area defined by low-lying bottomlands and sloughs like Milligan Slough. The transition from the high ridges of Blue Mountain and Dean Mountain to the agricultural plains near Tuckerman and Alicia illustrates the varied geography of the Independence and Jackson county border lands.