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1961 Map of Fourche

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Fourche
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Arkansas River serves as a central artery through this Central Arkansas landscape, marking the complex borders where Perry, Faulkner, and Pulaski counties meet. North of the river, the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad tracks follow the river's curve, passing through the small settlements of Bigelow and Ledwidge. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the northern reaches of Lake Maumelle, its irregular shoreline creating a series of wooded peninsulas.

Genealogical interest is high in the rural communities of Little Italy and Roland, with several family and community burial sites like Faisst Cem and Rainey Cem scattered across the upland ridges. Prominent terrain features such as Kryer Mountain and Easterwood Mountain separate the river valley from the reservoir, illustrating the traditional upland settlement patterns before the mid-century expansion of local infrastructure.