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1973 Map of Caruthersville

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Caruthersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Caruthersville serves as the focal point for this study of the Missouri Bootheel, where the Mississippi River creates a complex border with Tennessee. The landscape is defined by extensive flood control measures, including numerous levees, revetments, and drainage ditches such as Robinson Bayou Revet. This 1970s record shows the intricate river engineering around Little Prairie Bend and Linwood Bend, highlighting the series of numbered islands from Island No. 14 down to Island No. 20.

Away from the riverbanks, the map documents the region's agricultural and social infrastructure, from the San Francisco rail line to numerous rural burials like Patterson Cem and Huffman Cem. Notable landmarks such as the Indian Mound near Stubtown and the Midway Orevasse indicate a landscape shaped by both ancient history and modern hydraulic forces. Small communities like Kinfolks Ridge, Boothpoint, and Mengelwood provide essential reference points for genealogists tracking family roots in Pemiscot and Dyer Counties.