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1968 Map of Plainview

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Plainview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Plainview serves as the primary settlement on this landscape, situated just north of the managed waters of Nimrod Lake. The town is characterized by its organized grid and local infrastructure, including a prominent Water Tank and the nearby Barnett Chapel and its associated Barnett Chapel Cem. The topography transitions sharply from the lowlands around the Fourche La Fave River to the high, wooded ridges of the Ouachita National Forest in the south, where Long Mountain and Fourche Mountain dominate the horizon.

Water management and conservation are central themes, evident in the Nimrod State Game Management Area and the Sunlight Bay Recreation Area along the lake's edge. Rural life is reflected in small hubs like Wards Crossing and several smaller burial grounds such as Sunlight Cem and Hogan Cem, which mark the history of family settlement along the river valley and its many tributaries, including Prairie Creek and Wilson Slough.