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1893 Map of Little Rock

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Little Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

Little Rock and Argenta serve as the central hub for a complex rail network at the end of the nineteenth century, including the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad and the Fort Smith and Little Rock Railroad. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the uplands of Shinall Mountain and Granite Mountain to the meandering oxbows and bayous of the Arkansas River bottomlands.

Genealogists and local historians can trace rural communities such as Marche (Warren) and Keo (Dunnam), alongside industrial markers like Craig Mill and Parker Store. The presence of prehistoric earthworks, specifically the Indian Mounds near Toltec, highlights the long history of human habitation along the river's fertile edge. Smaller settlements like Collegeville, Mabelvale, and Jacksonville anchor the surrounding townships before the mid-twentieth century expansion.