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1962 Map of Clarksville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Clarksville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Clarksville serves as the focal point of this early 1960s survey, situated north of the Arkansas River where industrial and academic life intersect. The campus of the College of the Ozarks anchors the northern part of town near Michie Sch, while the surrounding landscape reveals a busy period of resource extraction. Numerous Strip Mines, Quarries, and a Shale Pit mark the hillsides, illustrating the importance of coal and stone to the local economy.

Downstream from the river bend at Cuba Bottom, the map documents a landscape in transition with the Dardanelle Reservoir. Blue hatching indicates areas destined for submergence as the water levels rose to the Normal Pool Elevation 338. This hydrological shift reshaped the region's geography, particularly near the Missouri Pacific railroad line and smaller settlements like Jamestown and Knoxville June.