1968 Map of Clarendon

About this map

The confluence of the White River and the Cache River anchors the town of Clarendon, a riverfront community defined by its complex network of oxbows and backwaters. In the late 1960s, the landscape surrounding the settlement shows the heavy influence of the St Louis Southwestern railroad and an extensive Levee system designed to manage the unpredictable Delta waters. Beyond the town grid, the map reveals a rural geography of named landmarks like Dead Man Point and Walnut Ridge, along with several family and community hubs such as Shady Grove Cem and Grove Ch. The dense distribution of abandoned river channels, including Middle Old River and First Old River, illustrates the shifting nature of the local hydrology before modern stabilization, while the small settlement of Keevil sits at the northern edge of this agricultural and timber landscape.