2020 Map of Harrisburg

About this map

The Poinsett County Courthouse serves as the civic anchor for Harrisburg, a settlement defined by its position between the flat Crowley's Ridge terrain and the lower drainage basins to the east. This landscape is marked by numerous family and community burial grounds, including Bolivar Cem, Harris Cem, and Bethel Cem, which offer significant data points for genealogical research in this part of Poinsett County. Water management is a central theme of the geography here, with Lake Poinsett and Wayne Carter Lake providing large catchments, while smaller named tributaries like Holly Springs Br and England Cr carve through the local topography. Further north, the small community of Whitaker sits along the road network near the Big Cr drainage. The map's detailed plotting of rural roads, such as Old Military Ln and Weiner Cutoff Rd, reveals the historic transportation patterns that have connected these agricultural and residential areas for generations.