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1940 Map of Brinkley

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Brinkley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Brinkley serves as a major rail hub in eastern Arkansas, where the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR, Missouri Pacific RR, and ST Louis Southwestern RR intersect. This transportation nexus shaped the surrounding agricultural landscape of Monroe, St. Francis, and Lee counties. The map captures a detailed network of rural education and worship, from the Lennon High School to community landmarks like Garret Grove Ch Sch & Cem and New Mt Cannan Ch & Sch.

Waterways like the St Francis River and De View Bayou dictate the terrain, interspersed with agricultural sites such as Bemis Plantation. Significant rural settlements like Wheatley, Cotton Plant, and Goodwin appear along the rail lines and early state routes, including Ark 17 and Ark 70. Genealogists will find value in the precise locations of small family and community burial grounds, such as Calvert Cem and Salem Ch & Cem.