1984 Map of Mounds

About this map

The St Louis Southwestern RR cuts diagonally across this landscape, reflecting the heavy reliance on rail transport for agricultural distribution in the mid-1980s. This region, straddling the Greene and Clay county lines, is defined by a dense network of water management features including the Hurricane Ditch, Big Slough, and Mato Ditch. These engineered waterways sit alongside natural terrain like Poplar Ridge and Brushy Ridge, which provided slightly higher ground for settlements such as Mounds and Fritz. Small communities like Hopewell, Dixie, and Jay dot the northern section of the map near the Rector Airport, while the southern reaches follow the course of the St Francis River. The presence of several Cem markers and rural junctions like Slavens and Heubner offer specific points of interest for those documenting the family histories of this Northeast Arkansas bottomland.