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1983 Map of Dixie

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Dixie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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St Francis River bottomlands dominate this northeastern Arkansas landscape, where the managed waters of the Marked Tree Floodway cut a wide path through the St Francis Sunken Lands State Wildlife Management Area. This territory, straddling the Green Co Craighead Co line, is defined by an intricate network of drainage systems including Big Bay Ditch, Eightmile Ditch, and Little Slough Ditch, illustrating the intensive reclamation of the Mississippi Embayment's alluvial plains for agriculture.

Small rural clusters and family landmarks are scattered across the higher ground between the ditches. Genealogists can locate sites like Schug, Dixie, and New Hope, along with community anchors such as Schugtown Ch, Mulberry Ch, and Brookland Sch. Several cemeteries, including Parsons Cem and Miller Cem, are situated near the banks of the floodway islands like Big Island and Rush Island, marking the long-standing human presence in this swampy, fertile region.