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1935 Map of Kensett

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Kensett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

White County farmland and river bottoms are documented here during the mid-1930s, showing a landscape defined by the winding course of the Little Red River and the broader White River. The Missouri Pacific railroad serves as the primary industrial corridor, connecting the established hubs of Searcy, Kensett, and Higginson. Outside these centers, a network of small schoolhouses and churches, such as Williams Sch and New Hope Ch, provides evidence of a rural population still deeply tied to local community nodes.

South of the rivers, the terrain transitions into the distinct environment of White Prairie, where meandering waterways like Bayou Des Arc and Cypress Bayou create a complex drainage system. This area is dotted with smaller, perhaps more ephemeral settlements like Egbert, Jasmine, and Enarc. The distribution of family-named burial grounds, including Griffin Cem and Kirkwood Cem, offers significant detail for researchers tracing early 20th-century family locations across this central Arkansas river plain.