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1968 Map of Ravenden

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Ravenden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Spring River and the Strawberry River carve through the Ozark foothills of Sharp and Lawrence Counties, dictating the development of rural settlements in the late 1960s. The St Louis - San Francisco railroad tracks follow the northern river valley, connecting the communities of Williford and Ravenden. This landscape is marked by high ridges and deep hollows, where family-named landmarks like Van Wagoner Ridge and Jeff Ridge overlook small upland congregations and burial grounds.

Social life in this corner of Arkansas centered on rural institutions such as Friendship Ch and Lone Oak Ch. The map records significant local genealogy sites, including Graveyard Ridge Cem and the Opposition Cem near the small settlement of Opposition. From the depths of Buzzard Roost Canyon to the heights of Goat Shed Mountain, the topography reveals a pattern of dispersed homesteads and agricultural clearings typical of the region before modern consolidation.