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1955 Map of Lake Village

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Lake Village
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The crescent curve of Lake Chicot dominates this mid-century survey of the Arkansas Delta, where the Chicot County Courthouse anchors the seat of Lake Village. This landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, featuring the Boeuf River, Bartholomew Bayou, and Macon Bayou, which weave through a grid of agricultural land and drainage canals like Canal No. 43. The Missouri Pacific railroad corridor serves as a primary transit axis, connecting small rural centers such as Jerome, Montrose, and Boydell.

For genealogists and local historians, the map is remarkably dense with specific landmarks of community life, including numerous Baptist and Methodist congregations such as Silver Mound Ch & Cem and Greenland Ch & Cem. Significant rural settlements like McMillan Corner and Jennie are documented alongside specialized infrastructure like the Flood Gate on the lake's eastern shore. The distribution of small family and church cemeteries, such as Davies Cem and Tolliver Cem, provides a detailed record of the region's mid-century settlement patterns.