1966 Map of Branch

About this map

The Missouri Pacific railroad corridor anchors this mid-century look at Franklin and Logan counties, cutting a straight line through Branch and Ratcliff. The landscape is a study in transitional land use, where active strip mines neighbor a network of small family cemeteries and country churches that speak to the area's deep-rooted settlement history. Significant genealogical landmarks are scattered throughout the hills, including Boydston Cem, Moffett Cem, and Council Cem. To the north, the small community of Peter Pender sits near the headwaters of Hurricane Creek, while County Line High Sch serves as a local hub near the boundary line. The survey captures a moment when traditional agrarian patterns, indicated by landmarks like St Anthonys Ch and Coles Chapel, exist alongside industrial extraction and the expanding infrastructure of a modernizing Arkansas.