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1943 Map of Sandtown

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Sandtown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Polk Bayou and its numerous tributaries, including Barren Fork and Montgomery Creek, carve a detailed network of hollows and ridges across this wartime Arkansas landscape. The era’s rural infrastructure is well-defined by isolated community centers like Sidney and Sandtown, each supported by local institutions such as St Pauls Ch, Liberty Sch, and Wolf Sch.

Resource extraction and small-scale industry are evident along the rugged southern terrain, where the Polk Southard Mines and Montgomery Mine operated. Traces of early settlement and genealogy appear through numerous family-named landmarks like Galloway Hill and Shaw Cem. The presence of the Aydelotte Washer near Tate Spr suggests specialized mining or industrial processing occurring along the transition from the hills to the Prairie Br bottomlands.