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1956 Map of Hunter

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Hunter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Cache River and its complex network of tributaries, including Bayou De View and Big Creek, dominate this mid-century landscape where Woodruff, Cross, and St. Francis Counties meet. The terrain is marked by extensive drainage infrastructure, including a Flume, Ditch, and various Levee systems designed to manage the bottomlands. The St Louis Southwestern railroad provides a primary transportation spine, connecting established rural hubs like Hunter, Cotton Plant, and Fairoaks.

Social and religious life in this period centers around numerous small-scale institutions, many of which are preserved here through labels like Pleasant Grove Ch, Oak Ridge Ch, and the Hillemann Jr High Sch. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with burial sites such as Woodmans Cem, Odd Fellows Cem, and several combined church-cemetery plots like Crowder Ch & Cem. Significant landmarks include the Fifth Principal Meridian and prominent rises like Nubbin Ridge.