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1972 Map of Blytheville

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Blytheville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Blytheville Air Force Base dominates the northern landscape of this 1970s survey, showing its extensive runway and Firing Range adjacent to the growing community of Gosnell. The map illustrates a highly managed hydrological environment, where Pemiscot Bayou is crisscrossed by an intricate network of engineered drainage, including Ditch No 29 and Ditch No 33. These channels reflect the region's intensive agricultural history, carved into the alluvial landscape of the Mississippi Delta near the Missouri border.

In Blytheville, the street grid is detailed with civic markers like the Courthouse and City Hall, while the surrounding rural areas reveal family and community anchors such as Mt Zion Cem, Lone Oak Ch, and Maple Grove Cem. The area is a nexus for transportation, defined by the St Louis Southwestern and St Louis - San Francisco railroads which intersect the terrain, connecting small settlements like Yarbro and Dogwood to the regional hub.