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1948 Map of Hackett

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Hackett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The coal industry of the late 1940s dominates this landscape along the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, where numerous Strip mines and Coal deposits dot the hills surrounding Hackett. The regional economy is defined by the intersection of the St Louis San Francisco and Midland Valley railroads, which served as the primary conduits for transporting minerals and goods through the Midland Valley. Small settlements like Bonanza, Jenson, and Rock Island are clustered around these rail lines, with a PO Sta located in Rock Island to serve the local community.

Terrain features such as Backbone Mountain and Gray Mountain provide a physical barrier between the industrial operations and the lower-lying river bottomlands. To the south, the meandering James Fork and its tributaries, including Cedar Creek and Elder Branch, flow through more open country. Local landmarks like Old Union Church, Mt View Cemetery, and Cedar Knobb offer specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of Sebastian Co and Le Flore Co.