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2020 Map of Dixie

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Dixie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Saint Francis River dominates this region of Northeast Arkansas, carving a complex landscape of islands and lowlands near the border of Greene and Craighead counties. The map reveals a land defined by its drainage history, where natural features like Big Cypress Swamp, Bagwell Slough, and Deasons Lake coexist with an extensive network of man-made channels including Eightmile Ditch and Big Bay Ditch. This intricate water system shapes the placement of small agricultural communities such as Dixie, Lester, and Schug.

Local genealogy and family history are preserved in several rural burial grounds, including Burrow Cem, Parsons Cem, and Crockett Cem. The terrain is characterized by a series of significant landforms rising within the river's influence, notably Newton Island, Cane Island, and Rush Island. The road network, including the specifically named Shugtown Rd and Brookland School Rd E, illustrates the connection between these scattered settlements and the productive farmland of the Arkansas Delta.