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2017 Map of Collins NW

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Collins NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Monticello Municipal Airport/Ellis Field and the surrounding rural reaches of Drew County are defined by a complex network of bayous and creeks that drain the coastal plain. The landscape is split between timbered wetlands and small agricultural clearings, with significant water features like Byrd Lake and the winding Upper Cutoff Cr and Lower Cutoff Cr carving through the terrain. A dense web of county roads and family-named routes, such as Jose Chapel-Cutoff Rd and Grizzell Ln, connects these isolated homesteads.

Genealogists will find a series of historic burial grounds scattered throughout the township lines, including Old Union Cem, Mount Zion Cem, and Shady Grove Cem. These sites, along with names like Gasper Br and Whittaker Br, reflect the long-standing family ties to this corner of southeast Arkansas. The map illustrates a modern rural economy still deeply tied to its original survey boundaries and water-access patterns.