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1941 Map of Keo

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Keo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Meandering oxbows and swampy brakes define this section of the Arkansas River valley along the Lonoke and Pulaski county line. The community of Keo sits at the junction of the St Louis Southwestern Line and the road to Wampoo, serving as a focal point for a rural landscape dominated by drainage features like Plum Bayou, Clear Lake, and Big Cypress Brake.

A dense network of country churches and small schools suggests a closely-knit agrarian society at the end of the 1930s. Notable landmarks for genealogical research include Estes Ch, Springfield Ch, and Macedonia Chapel, alongside local schools such as Wall Sch and Lasiter Sch. The presence of numerous family-named landmarks like McNeils Brake and Morris Brake indicates the long-standing influence of local families on the geography of the river bottoms.