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1964 Map of Knobel

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Knobel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Knobel serves as the central hub of this Northeast Arkansas landscape, situated where the Missouri Pacific railroad intersects a network of drainage canals and historical routes. The town is flanked by local landmarks such as St Bernard Cem and Bond Cem, providing valuable points of reference for genealogical research in Clay County. The terrain is defined by the proximity of the Black River to the north and the Cache River to the south, with the Black River State Game Area preserving a significant portion of the river bottomlands.

Agricultural development is evident through the extensive reach of the Kramer Ditch and East Slough, which transformed the wetlands between the river systems. Historical transit patterns are visible in the Old Railroad Grade cutting through the center of the sheet. Rural life is further mapped through community focal points like Walnut Grove Ch and Cache Lake Ch, illustrating the distribution of settlements across the flatlands of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.