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2014 Map of Plainview

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Plainview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Plainview sits at the northern edge of the Ouachita National Forest, serving as a gateway between the agricultural flats of Prairie Creek and the dense timberlands to the south. This 2014 survey documents a landscape defined by the drainage systems of Nimrod Lake, including Wilson Slough and Gilkey Creek. The map provides significant detail for genealogists, identifying localized burial grounds such as Barnett Chapel Cem and Sunlight Cem, which are tucked away from the main thoroughfares of Ar-60 and E Ar 28 HWY.

The southern half of the quadrangle is dominated by the steep ridges of Fourche Mountain, where the terrain drops into isolated pockets like Buchanan Hollow and Long Hollow. These valleys are home to numerous small waterways, including Danville Creek and Hogan Creek, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Yell and Perry County border. The presence of Wards Crossing along the northern forest boundary suggests historic transit points in an area where the wilderness of the national forest meets the managed lands and rural settlements of central Arkansas.