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1962 Map of Calion

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Calion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Ouachita River winds through this 1960s landscape, defining the boundary between Union and Calhoun counties and shaping a complex network of backwaters like Tupelo Gum Brake and Babb Lake. The settlement of Calion serves as a focal point where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad crosses the river, adjacent to the massive Calion Lake Spillway.

Industry and faith anchor the rural sections of the quadrangle. Extensive Gas and Oil Fields are marked across the terrain, particularly near Herma and Champagnolle. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous country churches including St Luke Ch, Bethel Ch, and Jerusalem Ch, alongside the Bird Cem. The presence of small rail-side stops like Quinn and the southern settlement of Crain City illustrates the era's transition from river-based commerce to a rail-and-resource economy.