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1960 Map of Mist

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Mist
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Bearhouse Prairie and the surrounding timberlands of Ashley County define this landscape, where the Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path toward the settlement of Mist. The map reveals a rural economy transitioning between open prairie and the dense creek bottoms of Bearhouse Creek and Chemin-a-Haut Creek. Numerous water-resource markers and a Lookout Tower underscore the region's focus on land management and fire prevention during the early 1960s.

Local genealogy is well-supported by several rural landmarks, including Mt Olive Ch and Promised Land Ch. The document meticulously records small family burial grounds such as Griswould Cem, Central Cem, and Powell Cem, alongside established communities like Berea and Riley. This detailed mapping of fence and field lines offers a precise view of mid-century Arkansas land use before modern agricultural consolidation changed the layout of these family-owned tracts.