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1987 Map of Olmstead

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Olmstead
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Little Rock Air Force Base dominates the southeastern portion of this Pulaski County landscape, showing a complex network of runways, housing, and support facilities near Jacksonville. The map captures a mix of military infrastructure and rural Arkansas settlements, where small communities like Olmstead and Gibson sit along historic routes such as Batesville Pike. The terrain is defined by prominent elevations including Backbone Ridge and Erving Ridge, which rise above the winding waters of Meto Bayou and Cypress Branch.

To the west, the boundaries of Camp Joseph T Robinson and the Arkansas National Guard training grounds are clearly marked, abutting Flat Rock Mountain. Local history and genealogy interest is concentrated in numerous rural congregations and schools, from the Harmony Ch and Zion Hill Ch to the Cato School and North Pulaski High Sch. The map also preserves the alignment of an Abandoned RR near the air base, reflecting the area's changing transportation landscape by the late 1980s.