2017 Map of Pocket Prairie

About this map

Carlisle and the surrounding agricultural landscape of Lonoke County are defined by a complex network of waterways that once nourished this prairie region. The drainage patterns of Wattensaw Bayou in the north and the meandering Bayou Two Prairie in the south reveal the natural irrigation that supported local rice and soybean farming. Named settlements like McCreanor, Sisemore, and Pocket Prairie are positioned along the primary east-west transport corridor, illustrating how the railroad and later the highway system dictated the growth of these Arkansas communities.