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1983 Map of Cardwell

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Cardwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The St Francis River forms the central artery of this Missouri-Arkansas borderland, carving a complex network of islands and sloughs through the low-lying terrain of Buffalo township. Small agricultural settlements like Cardwell and Riverside anchor the eastern side of the river, while the landscape is defined by the braided channels and named landforms of the river bottom, including Bark Camp Island, Indian Hill, and Wilkins Island.

The complex hydrology of the region is evident in the numerous watercourses such as Gum Slough and the evocatively named Red Devil Slough. Further south, Cochrans Opening and Seneca Island suggest the historical character of this wet woodland environment. Rail corridors and secondary roads connect smaller locales like Bertig, Brighton, and Hargrove, illustrating the rural transportation network that supported the local economy in the early 1980s.