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1960 Map of Bethel

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Bethel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Boktuklo Mountains and the dense ridgelines of the Ouachita National Forest dominate this 1960s perspective of McCurtain County. The map details a landscape defined by industrial timber harvesting and isolated mountain communities, where the Industrial Railroad snakes through the valley of Clover Creek and Big Horseshoe Mountain. Small settlements like Battiest and Bethel serve as the primary hubs, each anchored by local landmarks such as Mt Zion Ch, Silver Creek Ch, and North Bethel Sch.

Drainage patterns are intricate, with Spring Creek and Boktuklo Cr carving through deep valleys like Carpenter Canyon. The survey illustrates the rural infrastructure of the era, from the scattered homes in Sherwood to the fire lookout atop High Peak. This documentation is particularly valuable for genealogists tracing family locations in the Sulphur Mountain area before more modern road developments altered the local geography.