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1958 Map of Potter

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Potter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Kansas City Southern railroad cuts a diagonal path through this 1950s rural landscape, connecting the settlement of Potter and its nearby Potter Junction to the edge of Mena. The region is defined by its transition from the valley floor to the prominent Potter Mountain and Blowout Mountain, both contained within the Ouachita National Forest. Several small country congregations and their associated burial grounds, such as Gann Chapel, Bethel Ch, and the Mt Gillian Cem, reveal the dispersed nature of the community's social and religious life at mid-century.

Water resources play a central role in the topography, with the artificial Lake Wilhelmina and its spillway contrasting against natural drainages like Mountain Fork and Rock Creek. Industrial activity is localized at a Quarry near Potter and a Gravel Pit along Twomile Creek. This survey captures the county's agrarian and timber-based character before significant modern expansion, including the site of the County Fairground on the outskirts of the city.