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1986 Map of Hope

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Hope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Hope serves as a central hub for southwestern Arkansas in the mid-1980s, where the Missouri Pacific RR corridor dictates the orientation of many regional settlements like Emmet and Prescott. The landscape is defined by the convergence of the Little River and the Red River in the southwest, while the expansive Millwood Lake borders the western edge of the quadrangle. Significant institutional presence is found at the University of Arkansas Experiment Station and the Howard County Memorial Hospital, reflecting the area's development as an agricultural and service center.

Genealogists will find a dense network of rural infrastructure, including namesake cemeteries and schools for nearly every small community from Saratoga to Laneburg. The eastern portion of the sheet transitions into the timberlands of the Poison Springs State Forest, while unique geographic markers like Rocky Mound and Black Ridge break the lowlands near the winding river basins and ditches such as Homan Ditch.