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1982 Map of England

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of England
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

England serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in the early 1980s, where the St Louis Southwestern railroad cuts a diagonal line through the grid of Lonoke County. The town's layout is well-defined, featuring the England Academy and the local hospital, reflecting its role as a regional anchor. Surrounding the town, the land is heavily shaped by water and industry, with Clay Pits to the northwest and a network of drainage ways including Indian Bayou and Wabbaseka Bayou.

The rural character of the era is evident in the many scattered small communities and family-named landmarks like Blakemore and Coy. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of country churches and burial grounds, such as Mt Zion Ch, Mulberry Cem, and the secluded Nelon Cem positioned near the cypress-filled Nelon Brake. This survey documents a transition in Southern agriculture, where large-scale operations like the Fish Farm north of town began to share the landscape with traditional cotton and soybean fields.