1965 Map of Jamestown

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Old Indian Treaty Boundary slices across the northwestern corner of this landscape, marking a historical division between lands near Dean Mountain. To the east, the White River and Simpson Slough define a low-lying riparian zone where Earnheart Island and Luster Island sit near the growing fringes of Dennison Heights. The settlement of Desha and the Batesville Municipal Airport anchor the northern flats, while the terrain rises sharply to the south into the timbered heights of Jamestown Mountain and Hutchinson Mountain. Cultural landmarks for family historians include numerous small congregations and burial grounds, such as Palestine Cem, Jamestown Ch, and Alderbrook Cem. A network of hollows like Tivis Flynn Hollow and Ed Taylor Hollow carve through the central ridges, illustrating how the early road system followed the natural contours between these upland communities.