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1971 Map of Brinkley

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Brinkley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Brinkley serves as a critical junction in eastern Arkansas during the early 1970s, where the St Louis Southwestern and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads intersect. This transportation hub is defined by a dense network of civic and community landmarks, including the Mercy Hospital, Federer Memorial Airport, and several schools like the Partee Sch and Vocational Sch. The surrounding landscape is characterized by the low-lying wetlands of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, marked by the winding path of Bayou De View and Coon Tail Creek.

Rural life north of the city is anchored by smaller settlements such as Fargo and Cotton Plant, with the latter featuring its own Cotton Plant WT and nearby Ash Grove Cem. An Old Railroad Grade and the Cotton Plant - Fargo road trace former transit corridors through the sloughs. Geographers and local historians will find interest in the numerous cemeteries dotting the countryside, from Munn Cem to Haven Rest Cem, reflecting the deep-rooted family history of Monroe and Woodruff counties.