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2017 Map of Cotton Plant

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Cotton Plant stands as the primary hub of this eastern Arkansas landscape, where the town street grid meets the agricultural reaches of Woodruff Co. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Cache River and its accompanying wetlands, including Gum Flat Bayou and Roaring Slough. These water systems create a complex natural drainage pattern that has historically shaped local land use and the placement of small communities.

Scatterings of rural history are found in family and community burial grounds such as Ebenezer Cem, Beard Cem, and Shelton Cem. The map documents the persistent identity of smaller settlements like Dixie, Little Dixie, and Maberry, which are linked by a network of county roads. Large bodies of water like Little Clear Lake and Hammond Lake punctuate the bottomlands, reflecting the region's characteristic riverine environment.