1976 Map of Old Lexington

About this map

Old Lexington and Old Botkinburg are the primary centers of settlement on this 1976 orthophotograph, which provides a direct aerial view of the Van Buren County landscape. The imagery reveals a rugged, heavily forested plateau dissected by deep drainage patterns. The Middle Fork Little Red River snakes across the northern edge of the sheet, while Archey Creek carves through the southwestern corner. The orthophoto format, produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, highlights the contrast between the dense woodland and the cleared, irregularly shaped agricultural fields that cling to the ridges and valley floors. Local connectivity is defined by winding roads such as 110, 65, and 16, which follow the natural contours of the terrain to link these isolated rural communities.