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1954 Map of Shady Grove

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Shady Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Crittenden and Caldwell counties meet in this mid-century portrait of a rural landscape defined by narrow valleys and prominent knobs. Small crossroads communities like Tribune, Deanwood, and Shady Grove serve as anchors for a network of winding roads that follow the contours of the land. The presence of numerous family burial grounds and houses of worship, such as Olive Branch Cem, Travis Cem, and Sugar Grove Ch, indicates a deeply rooted agricultural society.

The hydrology of the area is intricate, with Piney Creek and Donaldson Creek carving through the terrain alongside numerous hollows like Hogbed Hollow and Bellers Hollow. Notable geographic landmarks such as The Pinnacle, Buzzard Roost Bluff, and Pickens Hill rise above the drainage basins. Industrial development is limited to modern utilities, evidenced by the pipelines traversing the southern portion of the sheet near Creswell, while the remainder of the land remains committed to small-scale farming and timber.