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1958 Map of Pea Ridge

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Pea Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Pea Ridge Battlefield dominates the northeast quadrant of this mid-century survey, centered on the landmark Elkhorn Tavern. This landscape in northern Benton County preserves the intricate relationship between the Civil War site and the developing 1950s infrastructure of Pea Ridge and Avoca. The terrain is defined by the steep ridges of Elkhorn Mountain and Roller Ridge, which are bisected by numerous small drainages like Sugar Creek and Little Sugar Creek.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial sites and places of worship, including Buttrum Cem, Patterson Cem, and Tucks Chapel. The St Louis San Francisco railroad line cuts through the southern portion of the map, serving small communities like Brightwater. This document records a rural Arkansas community where historic battlegrounds remained integrated into the daily life of small settlements and family farms.