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1981 Map of Crawfordsville

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Crawfordsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Crawfordsville serves as the primary hub of this eastern Arkansas landscape, where the Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line through the Delta’s alluvial plains. The map reflects a deeply rooted community of small settlements and religious centers, including Vincent, Julius, and Ebony. Numerous country churches such as St Johns Ch, Ebenezer Ch, and Jackson Chapel are scattered across the terrain, often adjacent to family or community burial grounds like Bethel Cem and Mays Cem.

Water management is central to the area's geography, evidenced by the network of waterways like Fifteenmile Bayou, Dry Bayou, and Garant Bayou. The presence of a Siphon and Flume near the southern edge, alongside extensive drainage ditches, illustrates the efforts to tame the bottomlands for agricultural use. Industrial activity is concentrated at the Sandpits near the eastern border, while the western side is marked by the course of Alligator Bayou.