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1984 Map of Round Pond

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Round Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The alluvial plains of St. Francis County are defined by a complex network of waterways, including the winding Blackfish Bayou and Bills Bayou. This landscape is dotted with small, rail-side settlements and agricultural outposts like Round Pond, Hicks Station, and Whitmore, which illustrate the rural development patterns of eastern Arkansas in the early 1980s. The topography reveals a land shaped by drainage and water management, evident in the numerous engineered channels such as Ditch No 25 and Ditch No 6 that cut through the lowlands.

Water remains a dominant feature throughout the quadrangle, from the oxbow-like Beaver Lake and Burnt Cane Lake in the south to the broad Johnson Bend in the northwest. Scattered residential pockets like New Home and Cicalla sit among these wetlands, connected by a grid of rural roads and rail lines that once anchored the local cotton and timber economies. Genealogists may find value in the specific locations of these named stations and corners that have historically served as the center of community life in this riverine region.