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1942 Map of Bethesda

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Bethesda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The White River carves a deep path through Independence County, anchoring the commercial and industrial landscape of the early 1940s. Along its banks, the Missouri Pacific railroad services small riverside hubs like Biltmore Switch and Walls Ferry, while Barnhearts Ferry provides a vital crossing point to the south. This terrain is defined by its extraction economy, evidenced by the Martin Mines, Mcbride Mines, and The Quarry located near the town of Bethesda.

Upland from the river, the landscape is dotted with rural institutions that suggest a tightly knit community structure. Schools such as Mountain Springs Sch, Independence Sch, and Chinquapin Sch are distributed across the hills, often situated near local landmarks like Waugh Mtn and Mose Mtn. The presence of the University of Arkansas Experimental Farm indicates the region's agricultural importance, while the scattered churches and the Blue Cem provide key points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in this corner of Arkansas.