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1983 Map of Jonesboro

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Jonesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Arkansas State University anchors the northern reaches of this mid-1980s landscape, illustrating the educational expansion of the region. The city of Jonesboro serves as a major transportation junction where the St Louis Southwestern, Burlington Northern, and Missouri Pacific railroads converge. This rail density, alongside the Jonesboro Municipal Airport, highlights the area's importance as a regional hub for commerce and logistics.

South of the urban center, the terrain transitions to the recreational and natural spaces of Craighead Forest County Park and the low-lying agricultural lands defined by Whiteman Creek and Higginbottom Creek. Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the many local burial sites, including Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery, Woodlawn Cemetery, and the Temple of Israel Cem. Smaller outlying communities such as Valley View and Pleasant Grove remain distinct, each centered around its own local schools and churches like Kellers Chapel and Union Grove Ch.