1960 Map of Bussey

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The Kansas City Southern railroad cuts a straight path through the center of this terrain, anchoring the small settlements of Bussey and Experiment. This 1960 field-checked landscape is defined by the burgeoning energy industry of southern Arkansas, dominated by the Mc Kamie Patton Oil Field in the west and the Dorcheat Macedonia Oil Field to the east. These industrial zones are interspersed with established community landmarks, including the Woodard Sch and several rural congregations such as Friendship Ch and Sharman Ch. The natural geography is shaped by the winding course of Bayou Dorcheat and its tributaries like Bridge Creek, which create a complex drainage pattern across the Georgia and Buena Vista regions. This survey captures a moment when traditional agricultural settlements and local cemeteries like Rocky Mount Cem existed alongside intensive mid-century oil extraction.