1970 Map of Jericho

About this map

Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge dominates the upper portion of this map, surrounding the waters of Wapanocca Lake and Wapanocca Bayou. This landscape in eastern Arkansas is defined by an extensive drainage system, where numbered channels like Ditch No 8 and Ditch No 11 cut through the alluvial bottomlands to manage the complex hydrology of the Mississippi River basin. The settlement pattern follows the St Louis San Francisco rail line, which anchors the communities of Clarkedale, Jericho, and James Mill. Small rural churches and family cemeteries are scattered throughout the agricultural tracts, including Jerusalem Ch, Malone Cem, and St Marks Cem. To the east, the state line meanders with the old riverbed, creating geographical curiosities like Beef Island Nos 40 and 41 between the St Francis River (Old River) and Brandywine Chute.