1950 Map of Lonoke

About this map

Lonoke serves as the central hub of this mid-century central Arkansas landscape, where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad forms a straight east-west corridor through the prairie. The map documents a rural transition as several schools are noted as out of use, including Union Grove Sch (Abandoned) and Brownsville Sch (Abandoned), hinting at the consolidation of rural districts during this era. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites such as the Camp Nelson Confederate Cem and Hicks Cem, alongside small community centers like Sylvania and Butlerville. Water management and land use are evident in the sprawling State Fish Hatchery south of the main township and the winding courses of Wattensaw Bayou and Two Prairie Bayou that drain the agricultural flats of Hickory Plain.