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2020 Map of Paris

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Paris
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Logan County Courthouse serves as the focal point for Paris, a community positioned between the Arkansas River valley and the northern reaches of the Ozark National Forest. The landscape transitions from the aquatic expanse of Lake Dardanelle and its bottomlands like McLean Bottom in the north to the ridges of Short Mtn and Pine Ridge Mtn in the south. This geography dictates a pattern of settlement and transport that follows the contours of the valley, with the Paris Municipal Airport and a network of secondary roads connecting established locales.

Evidence of long-standing community roots is visible through the numerous family and church burial grounds, including the Subiaco Abbey Cem and Saint Benedict Cem near the town of Subiaco. To the west, the Paris Reservoir sits tucked behind high ground, while watercourses like Sixmile Creek and Short Mountain Creek drain the surrounding hills. Smaller settlements such as Union, Gray Rock, and Cotton Town dot the agricultural and wooded corridor between the peaks.