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2020 Map of Marsden

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Marsden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The settlement of Marsden anchors this part of Bradley County, where the landscape is defined by a dense network of creek drainages and distinct topographic rises. Small family and community burial grounds, such as Lyns Cem, Weary Rest Cem, and McKenney Cem, are scattered across the terrain, offering significant points of interest for genealogical research in this rural pocket of Arkansas.

Hydrological features dominate the southern reaches, where Tulip Creek and White Oak Cr flow toward the Ouachita River at the Union County line. The map reveals a land of varied elevations, from the low-lying wetlands of White Oak Lake and Gar Lake to the prominent heights of Sand Ridge, Hurricane Ridge, and Hogpen Ridge. This intricate mix of ridges and prairies suggests a historical reliance on specific high-ground corridors for travel and habitation above the river's floodplains.