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2017 Map of Piggott

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Piggott
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Piggott serves as the focal point of this Clay County landscape, where the flat farmland of the Mississippi Delta meets the rising elevation of Crowleys Ridge. The town's structured street grid and the Piggott Municipal Airport contrast with the winding path of the Saint Francis River to the east. This river corridor, which defines the state line between Arkansas and Missouri, contains complex water features like the Old River oxbow and Bass Island.

Several cemeteries, including Little Flock Cem near the western hills and Gravel Hill Cem in the central portion of the quadrangle, offer significant points of interest for genealogists tracing local families. The terrain transitions sharply from the alluvial plains around Slough Drainage Ditch to the prominent bluff-side at Chalk Bluff, illustrating the diverse geography that dictated early settlement and transportation routes in Northeast Arkansas.