1987 Map of Burnville

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Fort Chaffee Military Reservation dominates the northern landscape of this Sebastian County region, where the terrain is defined by a series of prominent east-west ridges including Devils Backbone Ridge, Pinnacle Ridge, and the White Oak Mountains. Between these elevations, the 1980s landscape reveals a rural economy transitioning toward resource extraction, evidenced by the numerous Gas Wells scattered throughout the Washburn Mountains. The small settlements of Burnville, Milltown, and Chismville serve as local hubs, connected by winding routes like Burnville Road. Genealogists will find several burial sites preserved across the valley, such as Liberty Cem near the Greenwood Corporate Boundary and the secluded Stone Cem near Big Creek Narrows. The drainage of Vache Grasse Creek and Washburn Creek ties together the agricultural and industrial character of the area just before the turn of the 21st century.