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1965 Map of Fort Adams

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Fort Adams
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Fort Adams anchors this 1965 survey along a complex bend of the Mississippi River, where the landscape is defined by the hydraulic management of the Outflow Channel. The topography reveals the shifting nature of the river's path, preserved in oxbows and backwaters like Artonish Lake, Belmont Lake, and Prairie Lake. The map details the engineered Old River Control Structure, a critical piece of infrastructure designed to manage the flow between the Mississippi and its distributaries near the Louisiana state line.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family and community landmarks, including Clarksville Cem, Riverside Cem, and Moss Ridge Cem. The area around Linwood and Point Breeze shows the scattered settlement patterns typical of this riverine environment, where the Buffalo River meanders toward the larger channel. A network of unimproved roads and a Jeep Trail trace the ridges above the floodplains.