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2014 Map of Hope

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Hope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Hope serves as the prominent urban center on this Hempstead County sheet, defined by a dense grid of residential and commercial streets that radiate from the Union Pacific RR corridor. The town's historical significance is anchored by the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site near the city center. This hub of southwest Arkansas exhibits a landscape where municipal growth meets agricultural outskirts, featuring several key community institutions such as the Univ of Arkansas Community College-Hope and Fair Park.

Beyond the central city, the map reveals smaller settlements like Oakhaven to the northwest and Perrytown to the northeast. The topography is shaped by a series of south-flowing waterways, including Bodcau Cr and Little Bodcau Cr, which wind through the terrain near family-named landmarks like Rocky Mound. Several local burial grounds, including Rose Hill Cem and Phillips Cem, provide valuable touchpoints for genealogists tracing regional family history.