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2011 Map of Harrisburg

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Harrisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Harrisburg serves as the central hub in this Poinsett County landscape, where the topography transition is marked by the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge. The settlement pattern is characterized by a dense concentration of family and community burial grounds, including Bolivar Cemetery, Holly Springs Cemetery, Spencer Cemetery, and Newsom Cemetery, offering significant points of interest for genealogical research.

Water management is a defining feature of the area, evidenced by the large expanse of Lake Poinsett and the Lake Poinsett Dam in the southeast. Smaller reservoirs like Wayne Carter Lake and the Paul Senteny Lake Dam on Distress Creek illustrate the local reliance on engineered water bodies. To the west, the landscape is punctuated by Pecks Landing Strip, while the eastern reaches are dominated by a precise grid of drainage features such as Ditch 28 LN, reflecting the intensive agricultural development of the Arkansas Delta.