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1950 Map of Lonoke

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Lonoke
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Lonoke serves as the central hub of this mid-century landscape, positioned along the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad corridor. The area is defined by a dense network of rural infrastructure, including numerous family-named cemeteries and community churches such as Smyrna Ch and New Hope Ch. A prominent landmark is the State Fish Hatchery just south of the main town site, illustrating the early development of state-managed resources.

Evidence of shifting rural populations is found in the multiple structures marked as abandoned, including the Fairmont Sch and Pittman Sch. In the north, the Camp Nelson Confederate Cem stands near the settlement of Old Austin, while the eastern portion of the sheet transitions into Hickory Plain and the town of Carlisle. This survey captures a period when the local economy relied heavily on the rail lines and the drainages of Wattensaw Bayou and Meto Bayou.