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1931 Map of Horseshoe Lake

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Horseshoe Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The Mississippi River dominates this 1931 survey, illustrating the complex hydrology of the delta where Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee meet. The prominent oxbow of Horseshoe Lake serves as a central landmark, surrounded by a dense network of smaller bodies like Porter Lake and Goose Lake. The landscape is defined by the legacy of the river's movement, most notably the Commerce Cut-Off 1874, which fundamentally altered the local geography.

Settlement patterns reveal a robust plantation economy, with named tracts such as the Gayaso Lbr Co Plantation, Snowden Plantation, and Abbey Leatherman Plantation lining the fertile banks and bayous. In Arkansas, the town of Hughes sits along the Missouri Pacific rail line, while across the river in Mississippi, the community of Robinsonville and the landing at Commerce anchor the local social fabric alongside numerous country institutions like the Hopewell Sch & Ch and Morning Star Ch.