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1971 Map of Ladelle

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Ladelle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The quiet timberlands and small-scale farms of southeast Arkansas are captured here in the early 1970s, where the landscape is defined by the headwaters of several drainage systems. Small rural communities like Lacey and Ladelle serve as local anchors, connected by a network of unimproved roads and the prominent Old Railroad Grade that cuts diagonally across the terrain toward Valley Junction. This rail corridor, along with the numerous Gravel Pits scattered near Brown Creek, points to the region's industrial reliance on natural resource extraction.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several family-named and community burial grounds, including Lacey Cem, Deal Cem, and the uniquely named Lone Sassafras Cem. Local religious life is anchored by Beulah Ch and Prairie Grove Ch. The map also details the boundary between Drew and Ashley Counties, showing how the land transitions into the Flat Creek bottomlands near the southern settlements of Youngstown and Scipio.