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1946 Map of Charleston

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Charleston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Charleston serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, situated along the Missouri Pacific line at the border of Sebastian and Franklin Counties. The landscape is a mix of agricultural prairie and growing industrial extraction, evidenced by the presence of a strip mine and an abandoned strip mine to the east and south of the town center. To the south, the expansive Fort Chaffee Military Reservation dominates the terrain, featuring landmarks like Potato Hill and specialized structures such as a Concrete dugout.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented by numerous family burial grounds, including Killings Cemetery, Hickory Ridge Cemetery, and Nixon Cemetery. Education in the rural outskirts is marked by the Rosenwall School, while the community of Beverly sits in the northwest near Doctors Creek. Physical geography is defined by prominent elevations like Coal Ridge and Grand Ridge, providing a clear view of the transition from settled township to military training grounds.