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1961 Map of Morrilton East

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Morrilton East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Arkansas River serves as the southern anchor for this Conway County landscape, which transitions from riverbank industry to the high grounds of Ragsdale Mountain and Hickory Hill. The Missouri Pacific railroad corridor dictates the settlement pattern, connecting the town of Morrilton with Plumerville along a low-lying valley. Between these hubs, the terrain is marked by essential local infrastructure including the County Fairground and a series of rural schools like North Side Sch and Reynolds Sch.

Cultural and genealogical history is dense throughout the region, evidenced by numerous burial grounds such as West Cem and Scroggin Cem. A notable geographic feature is Overcup Lake, while the Old Indian Boundary line provides a historical survey marker cutting across the center of the sheet. Further inland, smaller landmarks like Gorman Chapel and Lonoke Ch suggest the enduring importance of community nodes in this mid-century Arkansas river valley setting.