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1997 Map of Lavaca

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Lavaca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The Arkansas River corridor in Sebastian and Crawford counties is defined by the sweeping reach of Ozark Lake and the significant presence of the Fort Chaffee Military Reservation. This late-twentieth-century survey reveals a landscape of transition, where small agricultural settlements like Lavaca and Bloomer stand adjacent to large-scale military infrastructure. The area is dense with legacy family and community sites, particularly along the winding Vache Grasse Creek and Flat Rock Creek.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial grounds, including the Measles Mem Cem, Mayberry Cem, and the unique Center Valley Cem Speegle Cem. The map traces historical transit routes such as the Military Road and Fort Smith Boulevard, which bisect the reservation lands. Industrial features like the Compressor Station and various Shale Pits indicate the local resource extraction economy that persisted alongside rural homesteads.