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1966 Map of Buffalo City

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Buffalo City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The confluence of the Buffalo River and the White River dominates this mid-1960s survey of the Ozark highlands. At this junction lies Buffalo City, historically known as Buffalo Station, which served as a critical transshipment point for the Missouri Pacific railroad. The map documents the intricate geography of the region before modern development, showing the transition from the river valleys to the high ridges of Warrior Mountain and Fletcher Mountain.

Genealogists can trace local legacies through rural landmarks such as Nelson Cem and the Mountain View Ch. The landscape is a mix of agricultural clearings and protected wilderness, with the Ozark National Forest bordering the southern river bends. Transportation patterns of the era are visible in the winding Ships Ferry Road and the scattered hamlets of Buford, Cartney, and Hand Valley, each reflecting the river-and-rail economy of northern Arkansas.