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1973 Map of Chidester

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Chidester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

White Oak Lake dominates the central topography of this 1970s survey, bisected by the Nevada Co Ouachita Co line. The landscape is heavily defined by conservation and resource management, with Poison Springs State Forest and White Oak Lake State Park covering significant acreage. The settlement of Chidester sits along the Missouri Pacific railroad line, while smaller communities like Good Hope and Red Hill anchor the rural crossroads.

Genealogists will find several family-named landmarks and historical burial grounds, including Turner Cem, Holleman Cem, and Purifoy Cem. Religious life is marked by Mt Moriah Ch and Pleasant Hill Ch, which appear alongside small-scale industrial features such as the Gravel Pit near the Barham family's land. The presence of the Poison Springs Lookout Tower indicates the ongoing importance of fire monitoring within the timber-heavy terrain of South Arkansas during this era.