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1951 Map of Hope

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Hope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Hope functions as a critical rail hub at the start of the 1950s, defined by the intersection of the Missouri Pacific, St Louis San Francisco, and Southern rail lines. The town’s social and educational landscape is meticulously documented through several local institutions, including the Rosewald Sch, Yeager High Sch, and Chester Hospital. Beyond the urban center, the map reveals the academic and agricultural influence of the University of Arkansas Experiment Station to the north.

The surrounding Hempstead County countryside is dotted with small family and community landmarks, from Rocky Mound to the Haynes Chapel. Natural drainage follows the paths of Terre Rouge Creek and Bodcaw Creek, which frame the agricultural and wooded lands of the De Roane and Garland townships. The presence of numerous small cemeteries like Phillips Cem and Robinson Cem provides essential spatial data for genealogists tracing early twentieth-century residents of the region.