1975 Map of Jericho

About this map

Mississippi River meanders define the borderlands of Arkansas and Tennessee in this mid-1970s survey, revealing a landscape of dramatic river bends and active land reclamation. Large alluvial features like Brandywine Island, Centennial Island, and Dean Island dominate the waterway, while an extensive network of drainage projects such as Ditch No 15 and Ditch No 4 illustrate the effort to manage the flood-prone bottomlands. The St Louis San Francisco RR provides the primary transit spine through the Arkansas interior, connecting established settlements like Jericho and Frenchmans Bayou. The map also captures the ecological preservation efforts of the era, showing the Wapanocca National Wild Life Refuge and Meeman-Shelby State Park anchoring the wetlands. For genealogists and local historians, numerous country churches and cemeteries, including Jerusalem Ch, Paradise Ch, and St Paul Cem, remain as clear markers of the rural community structure of Crittenden and Shelby counties.