1940 Map of Lonoke

About this map

Lonoke serves as the central hub of this late 1930s landscape, where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad tracks bisect the southern half of the county. The map reveals a transition from the elevated Hickory Ridge and rolling northern hills down to the low-lying prairie lands defined by Bayou Two Prairie and Meto Bayou. An intricate network of rural schools and churches, including Brownsville School and Smyrna Church, demonstrates the density of established agricultural communities before mid-century modernization. Notable landmarks such as the State Fish Hatchery and an Airway Beacon indicate the era's infrastructure, while the Confederate Cemetery and numerous family plots like Hester Cemetery provide significant points of interest for genealogical research in Lonoke County.