1972 Map of Jessieville

About this map

The Middle Fork Saline River winds through this section of the Ouachita Mountains, where small settlements like Jessieville and Blakely sit at the edge of the Ouachita National Forest. The landscape is a transition between the protected timberlands of the north and the expanding development of Hot Springs Village to the southeast, where Lake DeSoto and a nearby golf course mark a shift in land use. Genealogists will find several rural landmarks of interest, including the Bethlehem Ch and Shiloh Cem, which anchor long-standing communities along the winding creek valleys.