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1951 Map of El Dorado

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of El Dorado
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

El Dorado stands as a significant regional hub in southern Arkansas, its gridded street plan and urban footprint surrounded by a landscape defined by creeks and timbered ridges. To the south, the settlement of Junction City straddles the border between Union County and Claiborne Parish at the Arkansas-Louisiana line. The area is dense with evidence of rural life and community, featuring an extensive network of country churches like Zion Watch Ch, Hibank Ch, and Smyrna Ch.

Transport is dictated by the Chicago, Rock, Island and the Missouri, Pacific, and Arkansas railroads, which connect smaller locales such as Cargile and Upland to the larger centers. The terrain is deeply carved by waterways including the Bayou de Loutre and Cornie Creek. Genealogists will find numerous small burial sites and schools, such as McGee Cemetery and Fairview Sch, which anchored the smaller farming communities outside the main city.