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1959 Map of Elizabeth

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Elizabeth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Fullerton and Pitkin anchor the northwestern portion of this landscape, situated near the southern reaches of the Kisatchie National Forest. This survey captures a rural network of small timber-and-creek settlements connected by the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad, which cuts diagonally toward the town of Elizabeth. The area is notably dense with community centers, featuring a high concentration of country churches such as Occupy Ch No 1, Freedom Ch, and Arkadelphia Ch, alongside many family-named burial grounds including Tenmile Cem and Mathis Cem.

Drainage is dominated by the branching systems of Sixmile Creek and Tenmile Creek, with numerous smaller waterways like Alligator Creek and Soapstone Creek dissecting the terrain. The presence of multiple observation points, such as the Turner Lookout Tower and another unnamed Lookout Tower near Plainview Sch, indicates the area's importance to forestry management. Industrial activity is visible in the form of a Gravel Pit and a Gaging Station monitoring the flow of the local creek system.