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1987 Map of Olmstead

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

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Little Rock Air Force Base dominates the southeastern corner of this Pulaski County landscape, situated just north of Jacksonville. The area is characterized by a transition from the higher elevations of Billy Goat Hill and Backbone Ridge in the north to the low-lying drainage basins of Cypress Bayou and Meto Bayou in the south. The agricultural and rural residential character of the mid-1980s is evident in the numerous small communities like Olmstead, Warsaw, and Gibson, each anchored by local landmarks such as Tates Mill or the Harmony Ch.

Military presence extends to the west with the boundary of Camp Joseph T Robinson, while the interior of the map is crisscrossed by an established road network including the Batesville Pike and Republican Road. Genealogists will find interest in the scattered country churches and cemeteries, such as Mount Valley Cem and St Peters Rock Ch, which reflect the localized settlement patterns of central Arkansas before further suburban expansion from the Little Rock metropolitan area.