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2020 Map of Fulton

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Fulton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Red River carves a dramatic, winding path through the southwest Arkansas landscape, forming a complex boundary between Miller and Hempstead counties. At the heart of this oxbow-rich river valley sits Fulton, a historic river town positioned where the main channel begins a deep southward loop. The surrounding bottomlands are defined by former river channels and cutoff meanders, now preserved as Old River Lake, Mud Lake, and Bluff Lake.

Evidence of the area's long-term settlement is found at Fulton Cem and Red Hill Cem, while the rural outskirts include locales such as Sprudel and Clipper. To the south, the terrain shifts into the marshy drainage of Bois d'Arc Bayou and First Bayou, where landmarks like Summers Island and Buzzard Bluff stand out against the wetland environment. This map details the intersection of historic river-dependent topography and modern county infrastructure, including Old 67 Hwy and various rural routes serving these agricultural river lands.