Loading map...

1961 Map of Paris

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Paris
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Paris serves as the focal point of this Logan County landscape, captured just as the local economy balanced between established agriculture and the industrial legacy of mining. The map documents numerous Mine Dump sites scattered near the town center and westward toward Gray Rock, indicating the intensive coal extraction that once defined this portion of the Arkansas River valley. Educational and religious landmarks are densely plotted, from the Booker T Washington Sch to the prominent New Subiaco Academy and Academy near the town center.

Water management and topography shape the outskirts, where the Arkansas River snakes past Okane Island and through the Bottom lands. To the south, the terrain rises sharply into Short Mountain and Pine Ridge Mtn, creating a natural barrier that contains the Paris Reservoir. This survey provides a precise record of rural community life, capturing small settlements like Kalamazoo and Cotton Town, alongside family-named plots such as Baxley Cem and Raney Cem.