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1965 Map of Scotland

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Scotland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Scotland serves as a focal point in this Van Buren County landscape, where the South Fork Little Red River and Little Red River wind through a series of prominent peaks and hollows. The area is characterized by scattered family settlements and spiritual centers, such as Crowell Ch and Pleasant Grove Ch. The topography is dominated by large massifs including Crowel Mountain, Craig Mountain, and Culpepper Mountain, which forced early roads and homesteads into the gaps and valley floors.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local history in the numerous burial grounds documented here, from Evans Cem in the northeast to Gardner Cem along the river. The presence of a Quarry and various Gravel Pits indicates the local extraction industry that supported the development of small communities like Crabtree and Culpepper. This mid-1960s survey preserves the placement of these rural landmarks before modern development altered the remote character of the northern Arkansas highlands.