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2014 Map of Risher

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Bayou De View and Big Creek dominate this low-lying stretch of the Arkansas Delta along the boundary of Craighead and Poinsett counties. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of drainage and irrigation, including the Long Pond Or-Cache Ditch and several lateral ditches like Angle Ditch Lateral Number 4. This engineering reflects the region's intensive agricultural history, where natural water features like Gum Slough and Tupelo Slough have been integrated into a managed system of rice and soybean production.

Settlement patterns remain sparse, concentrated primarily at Weiner in the south and the small community of Risher to the north. Genealogists will find the Walker Cem located near Maple Slough, while local historians can trace the rail-adjacent settlements of McDaniel and Weiner along the eastern corridors. The map records the mid-2010s road network, from state routes like Ar-214 to rural paths like Hunters Horn Rd, illustrating how modern infrastructure follows the older township and range lines of the Public Land Survey System.