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1937 Map of Ingalls

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Ingalls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The Ouachita River defines the southern reach of this Bradley County landscape, where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line through the townships of Washington, Eagle, and Palestine. This 1937 edition is notable for its northern expanse labeled as a Preliminary Edition Unsurveyed Area, leaving the detailed topography and settlement patterns concentrated in the lower half of the sheet. Small communities like Johnsville and Vick serve as focal points in a region dominated by timber and water, where named ridges like Hogpen Ridge and Sand Ridge rise above a complex network of wetlands.

Local history is preserved through the locations of rural gathering places such as Crossroads Ch, Palestine Ch, and Thomas Sch. The riverbank itself shows the logistical history of the era at Pine Island Landing and the tucked-away waters of Oxbow Bend and Black Lake. These features reveal a portrait of South Arkansas life before major modern infrastructure altered the drainage and local road networks.