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1958 Map of Horseshoe Mountain

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Horseshoe Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The ridge-and-valley terrain of the Ouachita National Forest dominates this 1950s survey of western Arkansas, where small upland communities are tied together by winding creek systems. The construction of Lake Hinkle in the northeast corner has altered the local drainage of Jones Creek, though the surrounding ridges like Walker Mountain and Brawley Mountain remain largely untouched.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial sites and places of worship, including the Vise Cem near Unity Ch and the Walnut Grove Cem tucked away in Beauchamp. Significant family-named landmarks such as Whitlock Hollow and Oliver Cem provide clues to early land ownership and settlement patterns. Further south, the map details the rugged ascent of Horseshoe Mountain and the headwaters of the Black Fork, illustrating the difficult topography that isolated communities like Tintop and Denton.