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1985 Map of Gravelly

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Gravelly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Fourche La Fave River snakes through the valley of the Ouachita National Forest, defining the agricultural and social geography of this region in the mid-1980s. Small rural communities like Gravelly, Blue Ball, and Nola are connected by winding roads that navigate the complex terrain of the Ouachita Mountain range. The map reveals a landscape shaped by both natural watercourses and industrial activity, evidenced by an Oil Well tucked into a hollow south of the Dutch Creek valley.

Boundaries between Scott Co and Yell Co cross the rugged ridges of Petit Jean Mountain and Chop Off Mountain, where narrow passes like Honey Cut Gap and Callahan Gap provide the few traversable routes. The transition from the more settled valley floor at Young Gravelly to the steep, wooded elevations of the national forest highlights the classic Ouachita pattern of isolated valley settlements buffered by vast timberlands.