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1972 Map of Gurdon

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Gurdon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Gurdon serves as the central hub in this early 1970s study, where the Missouri Pacific railroad lines converge and local industry is marked by numerous Gravel Pits and the Gurdon Municipal Airfield. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Little Missouri River, which forms the boundary between Clark, Nevada, and Ouachita counties. This river system, accompanied by features like Minnie Slough and Bolin Slough, dictates the placement of rural settlements and several smaller water bodies such as Horn Lake and Salt Lake.

Social and genealogical history is deeply rooted in the many country churches and cemeteries scattered across the timbered terrain, including Sycamore Grove Ch, Bethlehem Ch, and the isolated Lewis Randolph Grave. To the south, the Reader railroad and an Old Railroad Grade trace earlier paths of commerce near the Poison Spring State Forest, illustrating the region's enduring connection to forestry and transit.