1964 Map of Cumby

About this map

Cumby serves as a primary hub in this mid-1960s landscape, situated at the intersection of vital transport lines including the Louisiana and Arkansas roadway. The surrounding countryside reveals a network of small rural settlements such as Ridgeway, Branom, and Emblem, each connected by a winding series of county roads and fence lines. This era precedes major reservoir developments, showing the natural meandering courses of the South Sulphur River and White Oak Creek before later hydrologic changes in the region. Local history is deeply embedded in the terrain, marked by several country churches like Oakland Ch and Mt Zion Ch, and family or community burial grounds including Pleasant Grove Cem and Stewart Cem. The presence of the St Louis Southwestern railroad cutting through the northern half of the sheet underscores the long-standing importance of rail transit to these agricultural communities.