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1941 Map of De Valls Bluff

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of De Valls Bluff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

White River and the Cache River dominate this 1940s-era landscape, where meandering oxbows and swampy lowlands define the local geography. The survey captures the intricate hydrology of Prairie and Woodruff counties just as the Chicago Rock Island And Pacific railroad and the Highway Chicago Pacific established major transport corridors through De Valls Bluff and Brasfield.

Unique topographic features like Upper Surrounded Hill and Lower Surrounded Hill rise above the wetlands, serving as natural landmarks for rural communities. Genealogists will find a dense network of local institutions, including St Johns Cem, the St Pauls Ch & Sch, and several segregated or small-town educational sites like Richland Sch and Erwin Sch. The inclusion of the 1846 Meander Line provides a rare historical benchmark of how the river system shifted over nearly a century of settlement.