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1951 Map of Greenwood

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Greenwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Greenwood and the surrounding Sebastian County landscape are defined by the sharp, parallel elevations of Marion Backbone Mountain and the prominent Devils Backbone Ridge. In the early 1950s, the region's economy and settlement patterns were heavily influenced by resource extraction and military presence, evidenced by the extensive strip mines near Excelsior and the sprawling Camp Chaffee Military Reservation to the northeast. Transportation follows the natural valleys, with the Midland Valley and the Old Fort Smith Road connecting established communities.

Local history is preserved in the shift between Old Jenny Lind and New Jenny Lind, as well as numerous rural landmarks like the Palestine School and Church. Smaller family or community sites such as Mount Zineche Cemetery and Clarkeen Cemetery are scattered throughout the hills, providing a detailed record of the area's genealogy before later twentieth-century developments altered the rural character.