1952 Map of Fouke

About this map

The Texas and Pacific RR cuts diagonally through this Miller County landscape, anchoring the settlement of Fouke in the southeastern corner. This mid-century survey reveals a rural community defined by its watercourses and small social centers, with Days Creek and Fourmile Creek draining the northern territory. Scattered throughout the townships of Garland, Cleveland, and Beech, local life is marked by country churches like Salem Ch, Cedar Grove Ch, and Sylverino Ch. Industry at this time is largely extractive, evidenced by several Gravel Pits located near Days Creek. The map provides a precise view of the road network and land divisions just as aerial photography began to modernize the mapping of Arkansas's creek bottoms and timberlands, including the area around Snake Lake and the smaller community of Boyd.